March 23, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

March 23, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from March 23, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with ET.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for March 23, 2021

words: 223
score: 1,379 pts
pangrams: 9
perfect: 1
compounds: 6
plurals: 13
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	9	tot
C	-	2	1	3
I	-	2	-	2
T	1	-	-	1
tot	1	4	1	6

plu	4	5	6	7	8	tot
A	-	2	-	-	-	2
B	-	-	-	1	-	1
C	-	3	2	-	1	6
I	-	-	1	-	-	1
L	1	-	-	1	1	3
tot	1	5	3	2	2	13

debut appearances	5
previously disallowed debuts	1

ACTIBELT, BALLETIC, BICICLETTA, BICILIATE, BILATTICE, CELIBATE, CITABLE, CITEABLE, ELICITABLE

word	length
ABACA	5
ABACATE	7
ABACI	^† 5
ABATIC	6
ABIETIC	7
ABLACTATE	9
ACACIA	6
ACAI	4
ACATALECTIC	11
ACATALLACTIC	12
ACCA	4
ACELET	6
ACETA	5
ACETABLE	8
ACETACETIC	10
ACETAL	6
ACETALIC	8
ACETATE	7
ACETIC	6
ACICLE	6
ACILIATE	8
ACLE	4
ACTA	4
ACTABLE	7
ACTI	4
ACTIBELT	8	pangram
AECIA	^† 5
AECIAL	6
ALACTIC	7
ALALIC	6
ALBIC	5
ALBITIC	7
ALCAIC	6
ALEC	4
ALETIC	6
ALLACTITE	9
ALLELIC	7
ALLICE	6
ATACTIC	7
ATELECTATIC	11
ATELIC	6
ATTACCA	7
ATTIC	5
BACCA	5
BACCALA	7
BACCATE	7
BACILLI	^† 7
BAICAI	6
BALLETIC	8	pangram, debut
BATACA	6
BECALL	6
BECCAL	6
BELACE	6
BIALLELIC	9
BIBLICAL	8
BICCIE	6
BICE	4
BICELLE	7
BICICLETTA	10	pangram
BICILIATE	9	pangram
BILATTICE	9	pangram
CABA	4
CABAL	5
CABALA	6
CABALETTA	9
CABALIC	7
CABBALA	7
CABBALIC	8
CABBIE	6
CABBLE	6
CABLE	5
CABLET	6
CACA	4
CACTI	^† 5
CAECA	5
CAECAL	6
CALABA	6
CALAITE	7
CALCEATE	8
CALCIC	6
CALCITE	7	debut, previously disallowed
CALCITIC	8
CALE	4
CALICEAL	8
CALICLE	7
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLABLE	8
CALLEE	6
CALLET	6
CALLI	5
CATABATIC	9
CATALATIC	9
CATALECTIC	10
CATALLACTIC	11
CATATECTIC	10
CATCALL	* 7
CATCALLEE	* 9
CATE	4
CATLET	6
CATTAIL	* 7
CATTE	5
CATTIITE	8
CATTLE	^† 6
CEBIL	5
CECA	4
CECAL	5
CECIL	5
CEIBA	5
CEIL	4
CEILI	5
CELEB	5
CELIAC	6
CELIBATE	8	pangram, debut
CELL	4
CELLA	5
CELLAE	^† 6
CELLI	^† 5
CELLIE	6
CELT	4
CETACEA	7
CETE	4
CIABATTA	8
CIABATTE	^† 8
CIBAI	5
CICALA	6
CIEL	4
CILIA	^† 5
CILIAL	6
CILIATE	7
CILICE	6
CILL	4
CITABLE	7	perfect pangram, debut
CITAL	5
CITATE	6
CITE	4
CITEABLE	8	pangram
CITEE	5
CLAT	4
CLEAT	5
CLEIT	5
CLIT	4
CLITELLA	8
CLITELLATE	10
CLITIC	6
CTETIC	6
ECABET	6
ECBATIC	7
ECCE	4
ECCLE	5
ECILIATE	8
ECLAT	5
ECLECTIC	8
ECLECTICA	9
ECLECTICAL	10
ECTAL	5
ECTATIC	7
ELECT	5
ELECTABLE	9	debut
ELECTEE	7
ELICIT	6
ELICITABLE	10	pangram
ELICITATE	9
ETIC	4
ICEBALL	* 7
ICEBELT	* 7
ICICLE	6
ICTAL	5
ICTIC	5
ILEAC	5
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	^† 6
ILLICIA	7
ILLICIT	7
ILLITIC	7
ITALIC	6
LACCATE	7
LACCIC	6
LACE	4
LACEABLE	8
LACTATE	7
LACTEAL	7
LACTIC	6
LAIC	4
LAICAL	6
LATITIC	7
LATTICE	7
LECT	4
LECTAL	6
LECTIC	6
LECTICA	7
LECTICAE	^† 8
LECTICAL	8
LETTICE	7
LIBECCI	^† 7
LICE	^† 4
LICIT	5
LILAC	5
TABETIC	7
TABIC	5
TACE	4
TACET	5
TACIT	5
TACT	4
TACTIC	6
TACTICAL	8
TACTILE	7
TACTITE	7
TACTITIC	8
TALC	4
TALCITE	7
TATAC	5
TECTA	5
TECTAL	6
TECTATE	7
TELACEBEC	9
TELECALL	8
TELIC	5
TICAL	5
TICE	4
TICTAC	6
TIETAC	* 6

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AB x 6	AC x 20	AE x 2	AL x 10	AT x 5
BA x 7	BE x 3	BI x 8
CA x 43	CE x 18	CI x 16	CL x 7	CT x 1
EC x 11	EL x 6	ET x 1
		ETI x 1
IC x 5	IL x 7	IT x 1
LA x 11	LE x 7	LI x 4
TA x 14	TE x 6	TI x 4

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