January 31, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from January 31, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with KI.
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Spelling Bee for January 31, 2020
Related puzzles
Identical letters: February 20, 2022
words: 189
score: 959 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 19
plurals: 7
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
8
9
tot
B
-
1
4
3
8
C
-
2
1
1
4
I
1
-
-
-
1
K
-
1
2
-
3
L
-
1
-
-
1
T
-
-
2
-
2
tot
1
5
9
4
19
plu
4
5
6
7
9
tot
B
-
-
-
1
1
2
C
-
1
-
-
-
1
I
1
-
1
-
-
2
L
-
1
-
-
-
1
T
1
-
-
-
-
1
tot
2
2
1
1
1
7
BACKLIT , BLACKTAIL, CLICKBAIT, TAILBACK
AAL II
5
ABBATIAL
8
ABIL L A
6
ACATAL L ACTIC
12
AIL L T
5
AKAL AT
6
AL ACK
5
AL ACTIC
7
AL AL A
5
AL AL IA
6
AL AL IC
6
AL BA
4
AL BATA
6
AL BIC
5
AL BITIC
7
AL CAIC
6
AL IBI
5
AL IT
4
AL KAL I
6
AL KAL IC
7
AL TA
4
AL TI
4
AL TIL IK
7
ATABAL
6
ATAL L
5
ATIL T
5
ATL ATL
6
ATTIL A
6
BAAL
4
BABAL A
6
BACCAL A
7
BACIL L I
† 7
BACKBAL L
* 8
BACKBIL L
* 8
BACKL IT
* 7
perfect pangram, debut
BACKTAL K
* 8
debut
BAIL
4
BAIL A
5
BAIL I
5
BAIL L I
6
BAL AL AIKA
9
BAL AL AIKI
† 9
BAL ATA
6
BAL K
4
BAL L
4
BAL L ABIL I
9
BAL L IA
6
BAL TI
5
BATABIL
7
BIAL KAL I
8
BIBL ICAL
8
BIL ABIAL
8
BIL AT
5
BIL K
4
BIL L
4
BIL L BACK
* 8
BL AA
4
BL AB
4
BL ACK
5
BL ACKBACK
* 9
BL ACKBAL L
* 9
BL ACKTAIL
* 9
pangram
BL AK
4
BL AT
4
BL ICK
5
BL IK
4
BL IT
4
CABAL
5
CABAL A
6
CABAL IC
7
CABBAL A
7
CABBAL IC
8
CAL ABA
6
CAL CIC
6
CAL CITIC
8
CAL K
4
CAL L
4
CAL L A
5
CAL L BACK
* 8
CAL L I
5
CATAL ATIC
9
CATAL L ACTIC
11
CATCAL L
* 7
CATTAIL
* 7
CICAL A
6
CIL IA
† 5
CIL IAL
6
CIL L
4
CITAL
5
CL ACK
5
CL ACKA
6
CL AIK
5
CL AT
4
CL ICK
5
CL ICKA
6
CL ICKBAIT
* 9
pangram, allowed elsewhere
CL IT
4
CL ITIC
6
ICTAL
5
IL AL A
5
IL IA
† 4
IL IAC
5
IL IACAL
7
IL IACI
† 6
IL IAL
5
IL KA
4
IL L ABIAL
8
IL L ICIA
7
IL L ICIT
7
IL L ITIC
7
IL L L IT
* 6
ITAL
4
ITAL IC
6
KABAL A
6
KABBAL A
7
KABBAL IC
8
KAIL
4
KAL BI
5
KAL I
4
KATAL
5
KIBL A
5
KICKBAL L
* 8
KICKTAIL
* 8
KIL A
4
KIL IKIKI
8
KIL IKITI
8
KIL IL
5
KIL K
4
KIL L
4
KIL L BIT
* 7
KIL L ICK
7
KIL T
4
KL ICK
5
KL IK
4
L ABBA
5
L ABIA
† 5
L ABIAL
6
L ABL AB
6
L ACCIC
6
L ACK
4
L ACKAL L
* 7
L ACTIC
6
L AIC
4
L AICAL
6
L AIK
4
L AIKA
5
L AIT
4
L AL L
4
L ATA
4
L ATAKIA
7
L ATI
4
L ATIK
5
L ATITAT
7
L ATITIC
7
L ATKA
5
L ICIT
5
L ICK
4
L IL A
4
L IL AC
5
L IL L
4
L IL T
4
L ITAI
5
TABL A
5
TACTICAL
8
TAIL
4
TAIL BACK
* 8
pangram, debut
TAL A
4
TAL AB
5
TAL AK
5
TAL C
4
TAL I
† 4
TAL IK
5
TAL K
4
TAL KBACK
* 8
TAL L
4
TAL L A
5
TAL L AT
6
TAL L IT
6
allowed elsewhere
TATKAL
6
TIBIAL
6
TIBIAL IA
8
TICAL
5
TIL AK
5
TIL AKA
6
TIL I
4
TIL IA
5
TIL KA
5
TIL L
4
TIL T
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun