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 18, 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 18, 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.

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center letter TBCEILO
Spelling Bee for January 18, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter E: October 11, 2023
Center letter B: February 7, 2022

words: 163
score: 1,067 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes

B x 52
C x 25
E x 14
I x 8
L x 14
O x 20
T x 30

5L x 37
6L x 63
7L x 34
8L x 20
9L x 6
10L x 2
11L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
B 9 24 12 5 1 1 - 52
C 5 6 7 3 3 - 1 25
E 5 3 2 3 - 1 - 14
I 1 4 3 - - - - 8
L 5 3 4 2 - - - 14
O 4 10 4 2 - - - 20
T 8 13 2 5 2 - - 30
tot 37 63 34 20 6 2 1 163

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BE x 15 BI x 16 BL x 2 BO x 19
CE x 2 CI x 2 CL x 6 CO x 14 CT x 1
EB x 1 EC x 4 EI x 1 EL x 5 EO x 1 ET x 2
IC x 2 IL x 4 IO x 1 IT x 1
ITO x 1
LE x 3 LI x 5 LO x 6
OB x 3 OC x 11 OI x 1 OO x 2 OT x 3
TE x 11 TI x 7 TO x 12

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
B - - 1 1 2
C - - 1 - 1
I - 1 1 - 2
T 1 1 - 1 3
tot 1 2 3 2 8

debut appearances 3

BOLETIC, CEBOLLITE, COLLECTIBLE

word       length      
COLLECTIBLE 11 pangram, debut
BILLIETITE 10
ECTOBIOTIC 10
BIBLIOTIC 9
CEBOLLITE 9 pangram
COCCOLITE 9
COTELETTE 9
TELEIOTIC 9
TOOELEITE 9
BELITTLE 8
BELLCOTE * 8
BELLOITE 8
BILLETEE 8
BIOTITIC 8
CETOLEIC 8
COLOLITE 8
COTECTIC 8
ECLECTIC 8
EITELITE 8
EOBIOTIC 8
LEITEITE 8
LIOTTITE 8
OCOTILLO 8 disallowed elsewhere
OTOLITIC 8
TELECOIL 8
TELOCOEL 8
TOBELITE 8
TOILETTE 8
TOOLBELT * 8
BELLCOT * 7
BELLITE 7
BELOTTE 7
BETITLE 7
BETITOL 7
BIBELOT 7 debut
BIOBELT 7
BIOTITE 7
BOBBITT 7
BOBOTIE 7
BOLEITE 7
BOLETIC 7 perfect pangram
CLOOTIE 7
COBETTE 7
COCOTTE 7
COCTILE 7
COLETIT * 7
COLITIC 7
COLLECT 7
ECOLECT 7
ELECTEE 7
ICEBELT * 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LETTICE 7
LITOTIC 7
LITTLIE 7
LOBELET 7
OCTETTE 7
OCTITOL 7
OOLITIC 7
OTOLITE 7
TEBIBIT 7
TILLITE 7
BEBLOT 6
BEETLE 6
BELOTE 6
BETELL 6
BETOIL 6
BILETE 6
BILLET 6
BILLOT 6
BIOBOT 6
BIOLET 6
BIOTIC 6
BITTIE 6
BLOTTO 6
BOBLET 6
BOETIE 6
BOLETE 6
BOLETI 6
BOLTEL 6
BOOTEE 6
BOOTIE 6 debut
BOOTLE 6
BOTETE 6
BOTTLE 6
BOTTLO 6
CITOLE 6
CLITIC 6
COLETO 6
COLLET 6
COOTIE 6
CTETIC 6
ECOTEL 6
ELICIT 6
ETOILE 6
ILLITE 6
ILLLIT * 6
IOLITE 6
ITOITE 6
LECTIC 6
LITTLE 6
LOOTIE 6
OBLITE 6
OBTECT 6
OCELOT 6
OCTETT 6
OCTILE 6
OCTLET 6
OCTOIC 6
OILLET 6
OOLITE 6
OTITIC 6
TECTOL 6
TEETEE 6
TELLEE 6
TILLET 6
TITBIT * 6
TITTLE 6
TOETOE 6
TOILET 6
TOITOI 6
TOLLIE 6
TOOLIE 6
TOOTLE 6
TOTTLE 6
BETEL 5 allowed elsewhere
BETOL 5
BITEE 5
BITTO 5
BLITE 5
BOBET 5
BOITE 5
BOLTI 5
BOTEL 5
CITEE 5
CLEIT 5
CLOIT 5
CLOOT 5
CLOTE 5
EBBET 5
ELECT 5
ELITE 5
ELOTE 5
ETTLE 5
ICTIC 5
LICIT 5
LOLOT 5
LOTIC 5
LOTTE 5
LOTTO 5
OBIIT 5
OCTET 5
OCTIC 5
OCTLI 5
TELCO * 5
TELIC 5
TELOI 5
TETEL 5
TIBET 5
TITLE 5
TITLO 5
TOILE 5

* compound(ish) word

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