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January 2, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 2, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ECDLMOY
Spelling Bee for January 2, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter C: June 30, 2023
Center letter M: November 7, 2021

words: 208
score: 1,007 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 4
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

C x 48
D x 50
E x 18
L x 19
M x 55
O x 6
Y x 12

4L x 56
5L x 55
6L x 53
7L x 29
8L x 10
9L x 1
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 9 13 16 8 1 - - - 1 48
D 12 11 16 7 4 - - - - 50
E 8 6 2 2 - - - - - 18
L 7 8 3 1 - - - - - 19
M 11 14 12 10 4 1 1 1 1 55
O 3 2 1 - - - - - - 6
Y 6 1 3 1 1 - - - - 12
tot 56 55 53 29 10 1 1 1 2 208

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 8 CL x 7 CO x 27 CY x 6
DE x 31 DO x 17 DY x 2
EC x 6 ED x 3 EE x 2 EL x 2 EM x 4 EY x 1
LE x 8 LO x 6 LY x 5
ME x 25 MO x 26 MY x 4
OL x 4 OM x 2
YE x 6 YL x 1 YO x 5

cmp 5 6 11 12 tot
E 1 1 - - 2
M - - 1 1 2
tot 1 1 1 1 4

debut appearances 30
previously disallowed debuts 1

CYCLEDOM, MOLLYCODDLE, MOLLYCODDLED

word       length      
CYCLODODECYL 12
MOLLYCODDLED * 12 pangram, debut
MOLLYCODDLE * 11 pangram, debut
MYELOCOELE 10
MYELOCELE 9
CYCLEDOM 8 pangram
DECOOLED 8
DECYCLED 8
DEMODDED 8
DEMOLDED 8
MEDLEYED 8
MODELDOM 8
MODELLED 8
MODELOME 8
YODELLED 8
CELLOME 7
CLEMMED 7
CLODDED 7
COCYCLE 7
CODDLED 7
COELOME 7
COMMODE 7
COOEYED 7
DECODED 7
DECOYED 7
DECYCLE 7
DEMODED 7
DODDLED 7
DODECYL 7
DOODLED 7 debut
ECODEME 7
ECYCLED 7
LYOCELL 7
MEDDLED 7
MELOMEL 7
MEMEDOM 7
MODELED 7 debut
MODELLO 7
MODELLY 7
MODEMED 7
MOODLED 7
MYOCELE 7
MYODOME 7
YODELED 7 debut
CELLED 6
CLEOME 6
CLOMED 6
CLOYED 6 debut
CODDED 6
CODDLE 6
COELOM 6
COLLED 6
COLLEY 6
COMEDO 6
COMEDY 6 debut
COMELY 6 debut
COOEED 6
COOLED 6
COOLEY 6
CYCLED 6 debut
DECODE 6
DECOOL 6
DEEDED 6
DEEDLY 6
DEEMED 6
DEMODE 6
DEMOED 6 debut
DEMOLD 6
DODDED 6
DODDLE 6
DOLLED 6 debut
DOMMED 6
DOOCED 6
DOODLE 6 debut
DOOMED 6 debut
DOYLEY 6
ECYCLE 6
EMCEED * 6
LOCOED 6
LOLLED 6 debut
LOOMED 6 debut
MEDDLE 6
MEDLEY 6 debut
MELDED 6
MELEED 6
MELLED 6
MELODY 6 debut
MEMOED 6
MEMOME 6
MODDED 6
MOLDED 6 debut
MOODLE 6
MOYLED 6
OLEOYL 6
YELLED 6
YELMED 6
YOYOED 6
CEDED 5
CELLO 5
CELLY 5
CELOM 5
CLOME 5
CODEC 5
CODED 5
COLED 5
COLEY 5
COOED 5
COOEE 5
COOEY 5
CYCLE 5
DECEL 5
DECOY 5
DECYL 5
DEEDY 5
DELED 5
DEMOD 5
DOLCE 5
DOLED 5 debut
DOMED 5 debut
DOMME 5
DYDOE 5
ECCLE 5
EDDOE 5
EELED 5
ELDED 5
EMCEE * 5
EMEME 5
LECCY 5
LEMED 5
LEMEL 5
LEMME 5
LOOED 5
LOOEY 5
LYCEE 5
LYMED 5
MEDDY 5
MELEE 5
MELEM 5
MELLO 5
MEMED 5
MEMEY 5
MODED 5
MODEL 5 debut
MODEM 5 debut
MOLLE 5
MOMME 5
MOOED 5 debut
MOOEY 5
MOYLE 5
OLEYL 5
OMMED 5
YODEL 5 debut
CEDE 4
CELL 4
CLEM 4
CODE 4
COED 4
COLE 4
COME 4
CYLE 4
CYME 4
DECO 4
DEED 4
DEEL 4
DEEM 4
DELE 4
DELL 4
DEME 4
DEMO 4 debut
DEMY 4
DOLE 4 debut
DOME 4 debut
DYED 4
ECCE 4
ECOD 4
EDDO 4
EDDY 4
EELY 4
ELMY 4
EMYD 4
EYED 4
LEDE 4 debut, previously disallowed
LEED 4
LEME 4
LEOD 4
LODE 4 debut
LYED 4
LYME 4
MEED 4
MEEM 4
MELD 4
MELE 4
MELL 4
MEME 4
MEMO 4
MODE 4 debut
MOEL 4
MOLE 4
MOME 4
OLDE 4
OLEO 4
OMEE 4
YEDE 4
YELD 4
YELL 4
YELM 4
YLEM 4
YOLE 4

* compound(ish) word

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