January 17, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

January 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 17, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TL.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for January 17, 2021

words: 197
score: 918 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 21
bingo: yes

A x 19
C x 48
H x 22
L x 19
O x 8
P x 30
T x 51

4L x 65
5L x 51
6L x 35
7L x 22
8L x 15
9L x 5
10L x 3
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	6	7	3	2	1	-	-	-	19
C	9	13	11	8	6	1	-	-	48
H	6	4	5	1	3	1	2	-	22
L	5	8	4	1	-	-	-	1	19
O	3	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	8
P	10	7	5	4	1	3	-	-	30
T	26	11	7	3	3	-	1	-	51
tot	65	51	35	22	15	5	3	1	197

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	10	tot
C	1	2	2	1	-	6
H	1	-	2	-	-	3
L	3	1	-	-	-	4
P	-	-	1	2	-	3
T	1	1	2	-	1	5
tot	6	4	7	3	1	21

debut appearances

CATCHPOLL, PHOTOCALL, POTLACH, POTLATCH

word	length
ACOCOTL	7
ACTA	4
ACTOL	5
AHATA	5
ALLOPATH	8
ALLOT	5
ALTA	4
ALTHO	5
ALTO	4
APHTHA	6
ATALL	5
ATAP	4
ATLATL	6
ATOLL	5
ATOP	4
ATTA	4
ATTACCA	7
ATTACH	6
ATTAP	5
CACHALOT	8
CAHOOT	6
CALTHA	6
CAPOT	5
CAPTCHA	7
CATALO	6
CATALPA	7
CATALPOL	8
CATCALL	* 7
CATCH	5
CATCHALL	* 8
CATCHPOLL	* 9	pangram
CATH	4
CATLAP	* 6
CATTALO	7
CHAAT	5
CHALLOT	7
CHALLOTH	8
CHALOT	6
CHALOTH	7
CHAPATA	7
CHAT	4
CHATPATA	8
CHATTA	6
CHOTA	5
CHOTT	5
CLAT	4
CLATCH	6
CLOOT	5
CLOT	4
CLOTH	5
CLOTPOLL	* 8
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COALPOT	* 7
COAPT	5
COAT	4
COATH	5
COLT	4
COOLTH	6
COOPT	5
COOT	4
COOTCH	6
COPLOT	6
COTA	4
COTCH	5
COTT	4
COTTA	5
COTTAH	6
HAAT	4
HALACHOT	8
HALACHOTH	9
HALLOT	6
HALLOTH	7
HALT	4
HATCH	5
HATH	4
HATHA	5
HATTA	5
HATTAH	6
HOLOPHOTAL	10
HOLT	4
HOOT	4
HOOTCH	6
HOTCH	5
HOTCHA	6
HOTCHPOT	* 8
HOTCHPOTCH	10
HOTPATCH	* 8
HOTPOT	* 6
HOTT	4
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOL	6
LAPCAT	* 6
LAPTA	5
LAPTOP	* 6
LATA	4
LATAH	5
LATCH	5
LATH	4
LOATH	5
LOLCAT	* 6
LOLOT	5
LOOPTOP	* 7
LOOT	4
LOTA	4
LOTAH	5
LOTH	4
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OATH	4
OCTA	4
OCTAL	5
OCTALOOP	8
OCTAPLA	7
OCTOPAL	7
OPHTHAL	7
OTTO	4
PACT	4
PACTA	5
PALATAL	7
PATACA	6
PATCH	5
PATCHCOAT	* 9
PATH	4
PATO	4
PATOLA	6
PATOOT	6
PHAT	4
PHOT	4
PHOTO	5
PHOTOCALL	* 9	pangram
PHOTOCHOP	9
PHTHALO	7
PLACCAT	7
PLAT	4
PLOAT	5
PLOT	4
POLT	4
POOT	4
POTATO	6
POTCH	5
POTLACH	7	perfect pangram
POTLATCH	* 8	pangram, debut
POTOO	5
POTT	4
POTTAH	6
POTTO	5
TACH	4
TACO	4
TACT	4
TAHA	4
TAHO	4
TALA	4
TALC	4
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TAPA	4
TAPACOLO	8
TAPALO	6
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TATA	4
TATAC	5
TATH	4
TATHATA	7
TATOO	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTOO	6
THAA	4
THAT	4
THATCH	6
TLACO	5
TOAT	4
TOCCATA	7
TOCO	4
TOHO	4
TOLA	4
TOLAH	5
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOLPATH	* 8
TOOT	4
TOOTH	5
TOOTHPATCH	* 10
TOPATO	6
TOPCLOTH	* 8
TOPCOAT	* 7
TOPH	4
TOPHAT	* 6
TOPO	4
TOPPO	5
TOTA	4
TOTAL	5
TOTO	4

* compound(ish) word

AC x 3	AH x 1	AL x 5	AP x 1	AT x 9
CA x 15	CH x 11	CL x 6	CO x 16
HA x 11	HO x 11
LA x 9	LO x 10
OA x 1	OC x 5	OP x 1	OT x 1
PA x 10	PH x 6	PL x 4	PO x 10
TA x 24	TH x 3	TL x 1	TO x 23
		TLA x 1

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