May 24, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 24, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PL.
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Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021
Related puzzles
Center letter P: July 2, 2022
words: 315
score: 1,942 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 6
compounds: 16
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
8
tot
C
-
3
1
4
I
1
-
-
1
L
-
1
1
2
O
-
1
-
1
P
-
3
-
3
T
3
1
1
5
tot
4
9
3
16
debut appearances
9
newly disallowed words
1
apical
ALLOTOPIC, APICOPALATAL, APOLITICAL, ATOPICAL, CAPITOL , CAPITOLI, CAPITOLO, COALPIT , LIPCOAT , LIPOAPOPTOTIC, OCCIPITAL, OCCIPITOILIAC, OPTICAL , OTICOOCCIPITAL, OTOCCIPITAL, OTOOCCIPITAL, OTOTOPICAL, PITCOAL , POLITICAL, TALPACOTI, TOPICAL , TOPOTACTICAL
OTI COOCCI PI TAL
14
pangram
LI POAPOPTOTI C
13
pangram
OCCI PI TOI LI AC
13
pangram
ACATALLACTI C
12
API COPALATAL
12
pangram
OTOOCCI PI TAL
12
pangram
TOPOTACTI CAL
12
pangram
CAPI LLI TI AL
11
CATALLACTI C
11
OTOCCI PI TAL
11
pangram
APOLI TI CAL
10
pangram, debut
CAPI LLI TI A
10
LACCOLI TI C
10
LACTOCOCCI
10
OPTOCOLLI C
10
OTOTOPI CAL
10
pangram
PI CCALI LLI
10
TACALCI TOL
10
TOPOTACTI C
10
ALLOLALI A
9
ALLOTOPI C
9
pangram
APOCOLPI A
9
APOPTOTI C
9
CACOTOPI A
9
CAPOCOLLI
9
CATALATI C
9
COLOCOLI C
9
LI TOTI CAL
9
OCCI PI TAL
9
pangram, debut
PALI LALI A
9
PALI LALI C
9
PI CALI LLI
9
PI COTI TI C
9
POLI TI CAL
9
pangram, debut
POPOTI LLO
9
TALAI OTI C
9
TALPACOTI
9
pangram
ALLI ACOL
8
APATI TI C
8
APOCOPI C
8
ATOPI CAL
8
pangram
CALCI TI C
8
CALPOLLI
8
CAPI COLA
8
debut, disallowed elsewhere
CAPI COLI
8
CAPI TOLI
8
pangram
CAPI TOLO
8
pangram
CATALPI C
8
COATTAI L
* 8
LACTI COL
8
LACTI TOL
8
LAPACTI C
8
LOLLI POP
8
LOOPTAI L
* 8
OCCI PI TA
8
OCOTI LLO
8
disallowed elsewhere
OI TI CI CA
8
OTOLI TI C
8
PALATI AL
8
PALPOCI L
8
PI TTACAL
8
POLI TI CO
8
POLLI CAL
8
POPLI TI C
8
TACTI CAL
8
TACTI TI C
8
TAI LCOAT
* 8
TALLI TOT
8
ACOPTI C
7
ALACTI C
7
APALLI C
7
API TPAT
7
APLI TI C
7
APTOTI C
7
ATACTI C
7
CALCI OL
7
CAPI TAL
7
debut
CAPI TOL
7
perfect pangram, debut
CATTAI L
* 7
CI LI OLA
7
COALPI T
* 7
perfect pangram
COALTI T
* 7
COLI CAL
7
COLI TI C
7
COPI LOT
7
I CPALLI
7
I LI ACAL
7
I LLI CI A
7
I LLI CI T
7
I LLI TI C
7
LAPI LLI
7
LATI TAT
7
LATI TI C
7
LI PCOAT
* 7
perfect pangram
LI TOTI C
7
LOCALI C
7
OCTI TOL
7
OCTOPI C
7
OI LCOAT
* 7
OOLI TI C
7
OPTI CAL
7
perfect pangram, debut
PALATI C
7
PALLI AL
7
PAPALOI
7
PAPI LI O
7
PAPI LLA
7
PATOLLI
7
PI API AC
7
PI CCATA
7
PI CCOLI
7
PI CCOLO
7
PI COTTA
7
PI TAPAT
* 7
PI TCOAL
* 7
perfect pangram
PLACI TA
7
PLACTI C
7
POLI TI C
7
POPTAI L
* 7
TALAI OT
7
TALI PAT
7
TALI POT
7
TAPI OCA
7
debut
TI LAPI A
7
TOOLTI P
* 7
TOPI CAL
7
perfect pangram, debut
ACACI A
6
ACACI O
6
ACOCI L
6
ACOPI A
6
ACOPI C
6
ALALI A
6
ALALI C
6
ALCAI C
6
ALI PTA
6
ALLOI C
6
API CAL
6
newly disallowed
ATOCI A
6
ATOPI C
6
ATTI LA
6
CAI CCO
6
CALCI C
6
CALI CO
6
CAPI TA
6
CI CALA
6
CI LI AL
6
CI TOLA
6
CLI TI C
6
COAI TA
6
COCCI C
6
COI TAL
6
COLI TA
6
COOLI O
6
I LI ACI
6
I LLLI T
* 6
I TALI C
6
LACCI C
6
LACTI C
6
LAI CAL
6
LI POI C
6
LOLI TA
6
OCI CAT
6
OCTOI C
6
OCTOPI
6
OPALI C
6
OPI LI O
6
OTI TI C
6
PALLI A
6
PAOCAI
6
PAPAI A
6
PI COTA
6
PI LOTI
6
PI OPI O
6
PI PI PI
6
PI TPAT
6
PLACI T
6
PLI CAL
6
POLLOI
6
POPLI T
6
POPPI T
6
POTI CA
6
PTOTI C
6
TACTI C
6
TALLI T
6
allowed elsewhere
TAOTAI
6
TAPPI T
6
TI CTAC
6
TI PCAT
* 6
TI PI TI
6
TI PTOP
* 6
TOI TOI
6
TOPLI T
* 6
AALI I
5
AI LLT
5
AI OLI
5
API OL
5
ATI LT
5
ATTI C
5
CAAPI
5
CACTI
5
CALLI
5
CATI O
5
CI LI A
5
CI PPI
5
CI TAL
5
CLOI T
5
COATI
5
COCCI
5
COLI C
5
COLPI
5
I CACO
5
I CPAL
5
I CTAL
5
I CTI C
5
I LALA
5
I LI AC
5
I LI AL
5
LAPTI
5
LI CI T
5
LI LAC
5
LI PI C
5
LI TAI
5
LOTI C
5
OCTI C
5
OCTLI
5
OPTI C
5
PAI LA
5
PAI PO
5
PALPI
5
PAOLI
5
PAPPI
5
PATI A
5
PATI O
5
PI COT
5
PI LOT
5
PI PAL
5
PI PI T
5
PI TOT
5
PI TTA
5
PLAI T
5
PLI CA
5
PLI TT
5
POLI O
5
POTLI
5
TACI T
5
TAI PO
5
TAPAI
5
TI CAL
5
TI LI A
5
TI TLO
5
TOPI A
5
TOPI C
5
TOPI L
5
TOPOI
5
ACAI
4
ACTI
4
ALI T
4
ALTI
4
API C
4
API O
4
CAPI
4
CI AO
4
CI LL
4
CLI P
4
CLI T
4
COI L
4
COLI
4
I LI A
4
I LLO
4
I LOT
4
I OTA
4
I PI L
4
I TAL
4
LAI C
4
LAI T
4
LATI
4
LI AO
4
LI LA
4
LI LL
4
LI LO
4
LI LT
4
LI PA
4
LI PO
4
LOCI
4
LOTI
4
OLI O
4
OTI C
4
PAI L
4
PALI
4
PAPI
4
PI AI
4
PI AL
4
PI CA
4
PI CI
4
PI CO
4
PI LA
4
PI LI
4
PI LL
4
PI OT
4
PI PA
4
PI PI
4
PI TA
4
PI TI
4
PI TO
4
PLI P
4
TAI L
4
TAI T
4
TALI
4
TI LI
4
TI LL
4
TI LT
4
TI PI
4
allowed elsewhere
TI TI
4
TOI L
4
TOI T
4
TOPI
4
* compound(ish) word