September 17, 2023: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 17, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for September 17, 2023

words: 238
score: 1,300 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
C	1	2	-	1	4
L	1	-	-	-	1
O	1	-	-	-	1
R	-	-	1	-	1
tot	3	2	1	1	7

debut appearances

CANTORAL, COLORANT, CONTRALTO

word	length
ACLONAL	7
ACOCOTL	7
ACRAL	5
ACRONAL	7
ACTOL	5
ALALA	5
ALAN	4
ALANNA	6
ALANT	5
ALANTOL	7
ALAR	4
ALCANNA	7
ALCANTARA	9
ALCO	4
ALCOOL	6
ALCORNOCO	9
ALLOCATOR	9
ALLOT	5
ALLOTON	7
ALOC	4
ALOLL	5
ALOO	4
ALTA	4
ALTAR	5
ALTO	4
ANAL	4
ANCAROLOL	9
ANCONAL	7
ANNAL	5
ANTRAL	6
AORTAL	6
ARNOLOL	7
AROLLA	6
ARROTOLATA	10
ARTAL	5
ATALL	5
ATLANTAL	8
ATLATL	6
ATOLL	5
ATONAL	6
CALALOO	7
CALCANT	7
CALCAR	6
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLALOO	8
CALLANT	7
CALLOO	6
CALO	4
CALORON	7
CANAL	5
CANNOLO	7
CANOLA	6
CANTAL	6
CANTALA	7
CANTONAL	8
CANTORAL	8	pangram
CARACAL	7
CARL	4
CARLOT	* 6
CARNAL	6
CAROL	5
CAROTOL	7
CATALO	6
CATARACTAL	10
CATCALL	* 7
CATTALO	7
CLAN	4
CLARO	5
CLART	5
CLAT	4
CLOACA	6
CLOACAL	7
CLONAL	6
CLOOT	5
CLORANOLOL	10
CLOT	4
COAL	4
COALA	5
COALTAR	* 7
COCAL	5
COCCAL	6
COLA	4
COLCANNON	9
COLL	4
COLLA	5
COLLAR	6
COLLATOR	8
COLLOCAL	8
COLLOCANT	9
COLLOCATOR	10
COLO	4
COLOANAL	8
COLOCOLO	8
COLON	5
COLOR	5
COLORANT	8	pangram, debut
COLORON	7
COLOROTO	8
COLT	4
COLTAN	6
CONAL	5
CONATAL	7
CONCOLOR	8
CONNATAL	8
CONTRALTO	9	pangram, debut
CONTROL	7	debut
COOL	4
COOLANT	7	debut
CORAL	5
CORALLA	7
CORALROOT	* 9
COROLLA	7
CORONAL	7
CORRAL	6
CROOL	5
CROTAL	6
CROTALA	7
CROTALO	7
CROTTAL	7
LACTANT	7
LACTATOR	8
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOL	6
LALL	4
LALLAN	6
LALO	4
LANA	4
LANT	4
LANTANA	7
LARNT	5
LATA	4
LATON	5
LATRANT	7
LLANO	5
LOAN	4
LOCA	4
LOCAL	5
LOCANT	6
LOCAO	5
LOCATOR	7
LOCO	4
LOCON	5
LOLCAT	* 6
LOLL	4
LOLOT	5
LONA	4
LONCO	5
LONTAR	6
LOON	4
LOOT	4
LOOTOCRAT	9
LORAL	5
LORAN	5
LORN	4
LOTA	4
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NANOCANAL	9
NANOTOOL	8
NARANOL	7
NATAL	5
NOLA	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
NONACRAL	8
NONANAL	7
NONANOL	7
NONCALL	7
NONCANAL	8
NONCARNAL	9
NONCLONAL	9
NONCOAL	7
NONCOLA	7
NONCOLOR	8
NONCORAL	8
NONLOCAL	8
NONORAL	7
NONTONAL	8
NOTAL	5
OCTAL	5
OCTANAL	7
OCTANOL	7
OCTANTAL	8
OCTOCORAL	9
OCTONAL	7
OLLA	4
OLONA	5
ONLOAN	* 6
ORAL	4
ORLO	4
OROANTRAL	9
ORTOL	5
ORTOLAN	7
OTONAL	6
RATAL	5
ROLL	4
ROLLATOR	8
ROLLCALL	* 8
RONTAL	6
ROOL	4
RORAL	5
ROTAL	5
ROTL	4
ROTOLO	6
ROTTOL	6
ROTTOLO	7
TALA	4
TALANTON	8
TALAR	5
TALC	4
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TALON	5
TARLATAN	8
TARLATON	8
TARNAL	6
TARTROLON	9
TLACO	5
TOLA	4
TOLAN	5
TOLAR	5
TOLL	4
TOLLON	6
TOLT	4
TONAL	5
TOOL	4
TOORALOO	8
TORAL	5
TORNAL	6
TOTAL	5
TOTAROL	7
TROLL	5

* compound(ish) word

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