January 17, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

January 17, 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 17, 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.

Spelling Bee for January 17, 2021

words: 132
score: 853 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 21
bingo: yes

A x 13
C x 39
H x 16
L x 14
O x 5
P x 20
T x 25

5L x 51
6L x 35
7L x 22
8L x 15
9L x 5
10L x 3
11L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	7	3	2	1	-	-	-	13
C	13	11	8	6	1	-	-	39
H	4	5	1	3	1	2	-	16
L	8	4	1	-	-	-	1	14
O	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	5
P	7	5	4	1	3	-	-	20
T	11	7	3	3	-	1	-	25
tot	51	35	22	15	5	3	1	132

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	10	tot
C	1	2	2	1	-	6
H	1	-	2	-	-	3
L	3	1	-	-	-	4
P	-	-	1	2	-	3
T	1	1	2	-	1	5
tot	6	4	7	3	1	21

CATCHPOLL, PHOTOCALL, POTLACH, POTLATCH

word	length
LACTOCOCCAL	11
HOLOPHOTAL	10
HOTCHPOTCH	10
TOOTHPATCH	* 10
CATCHPOLL	* 9	pangram
HALACHOTH	9
PATCHCOAT	* 9
PHOTOCALL	* 9	pangram
PHOTOCHOP	9
ALLOPATH	8
CACHALOT	8
CATALPOL	8
CATCHALL	* 8
CHALLOTH	8
CHATPATA	8
CLOTPOLL	* 8
HALACHOT	8
HOTCHPOT	* 8
HOTPATCH	* 8
OCTALOOP	8
POTLATCH	* 8	pangram
TAPACOLO	8
TOOLPATH	* 8
TOPCLOTH	* 8
ACOCOTL	7
ATTACCA	7
CAPTCHA	7
CATALPA	7
CATCALL	* 7
CATTALO	7
CHALLOT	7
CHALOTH	7
CHAPATA	7
COALPOT	* 7
HALLOTH	7
LOOPTOP	* 7
OCTAPLA	7
OCTOPAL	7
OPHTHAL	7
PALATAL	7
PHTHALO	7
PLACCAT	7
POTLACH	7	perfect pangram
TATHATA	7
TOCCATA	7
TOPCOAT	* 7
APHTHA	6
ATLATL	6
ATTACH	6
CAHOOT	6
CALTHA	6
CATALO	6
CATLAP	* 6
CHALOT	6
CHATTA	6
CLATCH	6
COOLTH	6
COOTCH	6
COPLOT	6
COTTAH	6
HALLOT	6
HATTAH	6
HOOTCH	6
HOTCHA	6
HOTPOT	* 6
LACTOL	6
LAPCAT	* 6
LAPTOP	* 6
LOLCAT	* 6
PATACA	6
PATOLA	6
PATOOT	6
POTATO	6
POTTAH	6
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TAPALO	6
TATTOO	6
THATCH	6
TOPATO	6
TOPHAT	* 6
ACTOL	5
AHATA	5
ALLOT	5
ALTHO	5
ATALL	5
ATOLL	5
ATTAP	5
CAPOT	5
CATCH	5
CHAAT	5
CHOTA	5
CHOTT	5
CLOOT	5
CLOTH	5
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COAPT	5
COATH	5
COOPT	5
COTCH	5
COTTA	5
HATCH	5
HATHA	5
HATTA	5
HOTCH	5
LAPTA	5
LATAH	5
LATCH	5
LOATH	5
LOLOT	5
LOTAH	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OCTAL	5
PACTA	5
PATCH	5
PHOTO	5
PLOAT	5
POTCH	5
POTOO	5
POTTO	5
TALLA	5
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TATAC	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TLACO	5
TOLAH	5
TOOTH	5
TOPPO	5
TOTAL	5

* compound(ish) word

AC x 2	AH x 1	AL x 3	AP x 1	AT x 6
CA x 14	CH x 10	CL x 4	CO x 11
HA x 8	HO x 8
LA x 7	LO x 7
OC x 4	OP x 1
PA x 7	PH x 4	PL x 2	PO x 7
TA x 12	TH x 1	TL x 1	TO x 11

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