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August 21, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 21, 2018, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 21, 2018

words: 31
score: 216 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 1

E x 5
I x 13
N x 3
P x 6
T x 4

5L x 7
6L x 11
7L x 4
8L x 2
9L x 6
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
E 1 2 2 - - - 5
I 1 5 1 - 5 1 13
N 1 - 1 1 - - 3
P 2 2 - 1 1 - 6
T 2 2 - - - - 4
tot 7 11 4 2 6 1 31

plu 5 tot
P 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 28

INCEPTIVE

word       length      
ENTENTE 7
ENTICE 6
EPICENE 7 debut
EVENT 5 debut
EVINCE 6 debut
INCENTIVE 9 debut
INCEPT 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
INCEPTIVE 9 pangram, debut
INCIPIENCE 10 debut
INCIPIENT 9 debut
INCITE 6
INEPT 5 debut
INTENT 6
INVECTIVE 9 debut
INVENT 6 debut
INVENTIVE 9 debut
INVITE 6 debut
INVITEE 7 debut
NIECE 5
NINEPIN 7 debut
NINETEEN 8
PECTIN 6 debut
PENCE  5
PENITENCE 9 debut
PENITENT 8 debut
PENNE 5 debut
PICNIC 6
TENET 5
TENPIN 6 debut
TIEPIN 6 debut
TINCT 5

† plural noun

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