Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
January 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 16, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


center letter KAEGINP
Spelling Bee for January 16, 2021

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Center letter E: January 11, 2024

words: 114
score: 727 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 10
E x 9
G x 4
I x 5
K x 55
N x 11
P x 20

5L x 30
6L x 38
7L x 34
8L x 6
9L x 4
10L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 4 - - - - 10
E 2 3 1 1 2 - 9
G 1 1 2 - - - 4
I 1 2 1 - - 1 5
K 14 16 20 4 1 - 55
N 4 5 2 - - - 11
P 2 7 8 1 1 1 20
tot 30 38 34 6 4 2 114

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AI x 1 AK x 6 AN x 1 AP x 2
EE x 1 EK x 2 EN x 2 EP x 4
GA x 2 GE x 2
IK x 1 IN x 4
KA x 24 KE x 10 KI x 15 KN x 6
NA x 9 NG x 1 NI x 1
PA x 5 PE x 4 PI x 11

cmp 7 10 tot
I 1 1 2
K 2 - 2
tot 3 1 4

debut appearances 15
previously disallowed debuts 1

PEAKING

word       length      
INNKEEPING * 10
PAPAKAINGA 10
EPIEIKEIA 9
EPINIKIAN 9
KNEIPPING 9
PINKENING 9
EPINIKIA 8
KAKENAGE 8
KANNAKIN 8
KNAGGING 8
KNAPPING 8
PANNIKIN 8
EPIKEIA 7
GANKING 7
GEEKING 7 debut
INNKEEP * 7
KAINGIN 7
KAKANIN 7
KAKIAGE 7
KANGANI 7
KAPEIKA 7
KEEKING 7
KEENING 7 debut
KEEPING 7 debut
KEGGING 7
KENNING 7
KEPPING 7
KINGING 7
KINGPIN * 7 debut
KINKING 7
KIPPAGE 7
KIPPEEN 7
KIPPING 7
KNAGGIE 7
KNEEING 7 debut
KNEEPAN * 7
NAGAIKA 7
NANKEEN 7 debut, previously disallowed
PAIKING 7
PANENKA 7
PEAKING 7 perfect pangram, debut
PEAKNIK 7
PEEKING 7 debut
PINAKIA 7
PINKEEN 7
PINKING 7 debut
AIKING 6
AKEAKE 6
AKEKEE 6
ANANKE 6
EEKING 6
EKEING 6
ENKANG 6
GENKAN 6
IKIGAI 6
INKING 6
KAIKAI 6
KAINGA 6
KAIPEN 6
KAKKAK 6
KANAGI 6
KANAKA 6
KANKIE 6
KAPANA 6
KEPING 6
KEPPEN 6
KIEKIE 6
KIKEPA 6
KINGIE 6
KIPING 6
KIPPEN 6
KIPPIN 6
NAKING 6
NANGKA 6
NANKIN 6
NAPKIN 6 debut
NIKKEI 6
PANAKA 6
PIKAKE 6
PIKING 6
PIKKIE 6
PINKEN 6
PINKIE 6 debut
PIPKIN 6
AKEKI 5
AKENE 5
AKENI 5
AKEPA 5
APEAK 5
APEEK 5
EKING 5 debut
ENKAI 5
GAPIK 5
INKEN 5
KAGAN 5
KAIKI 5
KAINI 5
KAKKE 5
KANGA 5
KANNA 5
KAPAI 5
KAPIA 5
KAPPA 5
KEIKI 5
KENKE 5
KIANG 5
KININ 5
KIPPA 5 debut
NAGAK 5
NAKEN 5
NAKIE 5
NGAKA 5
PEKAN 5
PIKIE 5

* compound(ish) word

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