September 17, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

September 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for September 17, 2023

words: 186
score: 1,248 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

A x 32
C x 68
L x 24
N x 20
O x 12
R x 9
T x 21

5L x 56
6L x 36
7L x 47
8L x 27
9L x 15
10L x 4
11L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	11	7	8	1	4	1	-	32
C	14	14	22	11	4	3	-	68
L	12	5	4	1	1	-	1	24
N	3	-	7	7	3	-	-	20
O	3	2	4	1	2	-	-	12
R	3	3	1	2	-	-	-	9
T	10	5	1	4	1	-	-	21
tot	56	36	47	27	15	4	1	186

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AC x 5	AL x 13	AN x 4	AO x 1	AR x 4	AT x 5
CA x 24	CL x 7	CO x 32	CR x 5
LA x 9	LL x 1	LO x 14
LOC x 5	LOL x 2	LON x 2	LOO x 1	LOR x 2	LOT x 2
NA x 5	NO x 15
OC x 6	OL x 1	ON x 1	OR x 3	OT x 1
RA x 1	RO x 8
TA x 10	TL x 1	TO x 9	TR x 1

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
C	1	2	-	1	4
L	1	-	-	-	1
O	1	-	-	-	1
R	-	-	1	-	1
tot	3	2	1	1	7

CANTORAL, COLORANT, CONTRALTO

word	length
LACTOCOCCAL	11
ARROTOLATA	10
CATARACTAL	10
CLORANOLOL	10
COLLOCATOR	10
ALCANTARA	9
ALCORNOCO	9
ALLOCATOR	9
ANCAROLOL	9
COLCANNON	9
COLLOCANT	9
CONTRALTO	9	pangram
CORALROOT	* 9
LOOTOCRAT	9
NANOCANAL	9
NONCARNAL	9
NONCLONAL	9
OCTOCORAL	9
OROANTRAL	9
TARTROLON	9
ATLANTAL	8
CALLALOO	8
CANTONAL	8
CANTORAL	8	pangram
COLLATOR	8
COLLOCAL	8
COLOANAL	8
COLOCOLO	8
COLORANT	8	pangram
COLOROTO	8
CONCOLOR	8
CONNATAL	8
LACTATOR	8
NANOTOOL	8
NONACRAL	8
NONCANAL	8
NONCOLOR	8
NONCORAL	8
NONLOCAL	8
NONTONAL	8
OCTANTAL	8
ROLLATOR	8
ROLLCALL	* 8
TALANTON	8
TARLATAN	8
TARLATON	8
TOORALOO	8
ACLONAL	7
ACOCOTL	7
ACRONAL	7
ALANTOL	7
ALCANNA	7
ALLOTON	7
ANCONAL	7
ARNOLOL	7
CALALOO	7
CALCANT	7
CALLANT	7
CALORON	7
CANNOLO	7
CANTALA	7
CARACAL	7
CAROTOL	7
CATCALL	* 7
CATTALO	7
CLOACAL	7
COALTAR	* 7
COLORON	7
CONATAL	7
CONTROL	7
COOLANT	7
CORALLA	7
COROLLA	7
CORONAL	7
CROTALA	7
CROTALO	7
CROTTAL	7
LACTANT	7
LANTANA	7
LATRANT	7
LOCATOR	7
NARANOL	7
NONANAL	7
NONANOL	7
NONCALL	7
NONCOAL	7
NONCOLA	7
NONORAL	7
OCTANAL	7
OCTANOL	7
OCTONAL	7
ORTOLAN	7
ROTTOLO	7
TOTAROL	7
ALANNA	6
ALCOOL	6
ANTRAL	6
AORTAL	6
AROLLA	6
ATLATL	6
ATONAL	6
CALCAR	6
CALLOO	6
CANOLA	6
CANTAL	6
CARLOT	* 6
CARNAL	6
CATALO	6
CLOACA	6
CLONAL	6
COCCAL	6
COLLAR	6
COLTAN	6
CORRAL	6
CROTAL	6
LACTOL	6
LALLAN	6
LOCANT	6
LOLCAT	* 6
LONTAR	6
ONLOAN	* 6
OTONAL	6
RONTAL	6
ROTOLO	6
ROTTOL	6
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TARNAL	6
TOLLON	6
TORNAL	6
ACRAL	5
ACTOL	5
ALALA	5
ALANT	5
ALLOT	5
ALOLL	5
ALTAR	5
ANNAL	5
ARTAL	5
ATALL	5
ATOLL	5
CALLA	5
CANAL	5
CAROL	5
CLARO	5
CLART	5
CLOOT	5
COALA	5
COCAL	5
COLLA	5
COLON	5
COLOR	5
CONAL	5
CORAL	5
CROOL	5
LARNT	5
LATON	5
LLANO	5
LOCAL	5
LOCAO	5
LOCON	5
LOLOT	5
LONCO	5
LORAL	5
LORAN	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
NALLA	5
NATAL	5
NOTAL	5
OCTAL	5
OLONA	5
ORTOL	5
RATAL	5
RORAL	5
ROTAL	5
TALAR	5
TALLA	5
TALON	5
TLACO	5
TOLAN	5
TOLAR	5
TONAL	5
TORAL	5
TOTAL	5
TROLL	5

* compound(ish) word

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