August 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 9, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with UR.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 9, 2021

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Center letter C: June 21, 2023
Center letter Y: June 17, 2022

words: 197
score: 915 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 16
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	tot
A	-	1	-	1
C	1	1	2	4
O	3	3	2	8
R	-	2	-	2
T	1	-	-	1
tot	5	7	4	16

debut appearances	2
newly disallowed words	1	carroty

AUTOCRACY, CARRYOUT, CURATORY, OUTCARRY

word	length
ACATRY	6
ACTA	4
ACTOR	5
ACTORY	6
ACTUARY	7
ACTUATOR	8
AORTA	5
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATRAY	5
ATTA	4
ATTACCA	7
ATTAR	5
ATTRACT	7
ATTRACTOR	9
ATUA	4
AUTO	4
AUTOCAR	* 7
AUTOCRACY	9	pangram, debut
AUTOCRAT	8
AUTOCRATOR	10
AYACUT	6
AYAT	4
CACATORY	8
CARAT	5
CARCOAT	* 7
CARROT	6
CARROTTY	8
CARROTY	7	newly disallowed
CARRYCOT	* 8
CARRYOUT	* 8	pangram, debut
CART	4
CARTY	5
CATARACT	8
CATTY	5
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COACTOR	7	disallowed elsewhere
COARCT	6
COAT	4
COCURATOR	9
COOT	4
COOTY	5
COROCOTTA	9
COTA	4
COTT	4
COTTA	5
COTTAR	6
COTUTOR	7
COURT	5
COUTA	5
CRATUR	6
CRAYTUR	7
CROCOTTA	8
CROCUTA	7
CRUT	4
CUATRO	6
CURATO	6
CURATOR	7
CURATORY	8	pangram
CURT	4
CUTACOO	7
CUTOUT	* 6
CUTTY	5
OART	4
OATY	4
OCTA	4
OCTROY	6
OCTUOR	6
ORATOR	6
ORATORY	7
ORUTU	5
OTARY	5
OTOY	4
OTTAR	5
OTTO	4
OUTA	4
OUTACT	* 6
OUTCARRY	* 8	pangram
OUTCOURT	* 8
OUTCRY	* 6
OUTCUT	* 6
OUTRO	5
OUTROAR	* 7
OUTROOT	* 7
OUTTA	5
OUTTROT	* 7
OUTY	4
RATA	4
RATATAT	* 7
RATO	4
RATTY	5
RATU	4
ROCOTO	6
ROCTA	5
ROOT	4
ROOTROT	* 7
ROOTY	5
RORT	4
RORTY	5
ROTA	4
ROTARY	6
ROTATOR	7
ROTATORY	8
ROTO	4
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
ROUT	4
RUTTY	5
RYOT	4
TACO	4
TACT	4
TACTOR	6
TARATOR	7
TARO	4
TAROC	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TART	4
TARTAR	6
TARTY	5
TATA	4
TATAC	5
TATARA	6
TATARARA	8
TATOO	5
TATOU	5
TATOUAY	7
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTARARA	9
TATTOO	6
TATTY	5
TATU	4
TAUA	4
TAUT	4
TAYO	4
TAYRA	5
TOAT	4
TOATY	5
TOCCATA	7
TOCO	4
TOCORORO	8
TOOART	6
TOOT	4
TORA	4
TORC	4
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORTA	5
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTARA	6
TOTO	4
TOTTY	5
TOUR	4
TOURACO	7
TOUT	4
TOYO	4
TRACT	5
TRACTATOR	9
TRACTOR	7
TRACTORY	8
TRATT	5
TRAY	4
TROAT	5
TROCAR	6
TROCO	5
TROT	4
TROTRO	6
TROU	4
TROUT	5
TROUTY	6
TROY	4
TRUCCO	6
TRYOUT	* 6
TUART	5
TUATARA	7
TURACO	6
TURACOU	7
TURCA	5
TURRA	5
TUTOR	5
TUTOY	5
TUTTY	5
TUTU	4
TUYA	4
TYRO	4
URUT	4
YAOORT	6
YAORT	5
YAOURT	6
YATRA	5
YATT	4
YATTA	5
YURT	4
YURTA	5

* compound(ish) word

AC x 6	AO x 1	AR x 1	AT x 8	AU x 5	AY x 2
CA x 12	CO x 15	CR x 5	CU x 8
OA x 2	OC x 3	OR x 3	OT x 4	OU x 12
RA x 5	RO x 15	RU x 1	RY x 1
TA x 28	TO x 22	TR x 17	TU x 11	TY x 1
UR x 1
URU x 1
YA x 6	YU x 2

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