August 2, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 2, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter I: January 26, 2023Center letter Y: March 6, 2019
Identical letters: July 7, 2018
words: 171
score: 813 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 1
bingo: yes
A x 35
B x 43
I x 6
L x 27
T x 31
V x 20
Y x 9
4L x 54
5L x 56
6L x 27
7L x 9
8L x 11
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 3
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 35 |
| B | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 43 |
| I | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| L | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 |
| T | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 31 |
| V | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Y | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| tot | 54 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 171 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AB x 8 | AI x 1 | AL x 13 | AT x 6 | AV x 5 | AY x 1 |
| BA x 31 | BI x 7 | BL x 5 | ||||
| IL x 5 | IT x 1 | |||||
| LA x 21 | LI x 5 | LY x 1 | ||||
| LAB x 7 | LAI x 2 | LAL x 2 | LAT x 3 | LAV x 5 | LAY x 2 | |
| TA x 25 | TI x 6 | |||||
| VA x 6 | VI x 14 | |||||
| YA x 9 |
| cmp | 5 | tot |
| L | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
| newly reallowed words | 1 |
ABLATIVITY, AVAILABILITY, LIVABILITY, VIABILITY
| word | length | |||
| AVAILABILITY | 12 | pangram | ||
| BILLABILITY | 11 | |||
| ILLABIALITY | 11 | |||
| TILTABILITY | 11 | |||
| ABLATIVITY | 10 | pangram | ||
| BILABIALLY | 10 | |||
| LIVABILITY | 10 | pangram | ||
| ABLATIVAL | 9 | |||
| ALIBILITY | 9 | |||
| AVAILABLY | 9 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| LABIALITY | 9 | |||
| LIABILITY | 9 | |||
| VIABILITY | 9 | pangram | ||
| ABBATIAL | 8 | |||
| BAILIVAL | 8 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| LABIALLY | 8 | |||
| LABILITY | 8 | newly reallowed | ||
| LAVALAVA | 8 | |||
| TIBIALIA | 8 | |||
| TIVAIVAI | 8 | |||
| VILAYATI | 8 | |||
| VITALITY | 8 | |||
| ABILITY | 7 | |||
| BABBITT | 7 | |||
| BATABIL | 7 | |||
| BATTILY | 7 | |||
| LATITAT | 7 | |||
| LIVABLY | 7 | |||
| TATTILY | 7 | |||
| VILAYAT | 7 | |||
| VITALLY | 7 | |||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALBATA | 6 | |||
| ATABAL | 6 | |||
| ATLATL | 6 | |||
| ATTILA | 6 | |||
| AVITAL | 6 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABBIT | 6 | |||
| BABBLY | 6 | |||
| BABILY | 6 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BALATA | 6 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BATATA | 6 | |||
| BAYILA | 6 | |||
| BIVIAL | 6 | |||
| BLABBY | 6 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| TABIYA | 6 | |||
| TALLAT | 6 | |||
| TALLIT | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TATTVA | 6 | |||
| TIBIAL | 6 | |||
| VALVAL | 6 | |||
| VIABLY | 6 | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ABAYA | 5 | |||
| AILLT | 5 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| ALIYA | 5 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ATALL | 5 | |||
| ATILT | 5 | |||
| AVAIL | 5 | |||
| BABBY | 5 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BALLY | 5 | |||
| BALTI | 5 | |||
| BATAB | 5 | |||
| BATTA | 5 | |||
| BATTY | 5 | |||
| BIALY | 5 | |||
| BILAT | 5 | |||
| BIVIA | 5 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABIA | 5 | |||
| LAITY | 5 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LAVTA | 5 | |||
| LAVVY | 5 | |||
| LAYBY | * 5 | |||
| LITAI | 5 | |||
| LYTTA | 5 | |||
| TABBY | 5 | |||
| TABIA | 5 | |||
| TABLA | 5 | |||
| TALAB | 5 | |||
| TALAV | 5 | |||
| TALLA | 5 | |||
| TALLY | 5 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TAVLA | 5 | |||
| TIBIA | 5 | |||
| TILIA | 5 | |||
| VALLA | 5 | |||
| VALVA | 5 | |||
| VALYL | 5 | |||
| VILLA | 5 | |||
| VITAL | 5 | |||
| VITTA | 5 | |||
| VIVAT | 5 | |||
| YABBA | 5 | |||
| YABBY | 5 | |||
| YATAI | 5 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABLY | 4 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALIT | 4 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ALTA | 4 | |||
| ALTI | 4 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| AVAL | 4 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABY | 4 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BAIT | 4 | |||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BATA | 4 | |||
| BATT | 4 | |||
| BAYA | 4 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLAT | 4 | |||
| BLAY | 4 | |||
| ILIA | 4 | |||
| ITAL | 4 | |||
| LAIT | 4 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LATA | 4 | |||
| LATI | 4 | |||
| LAVA | 4 | |||
| LAVY | 4 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| TABI | 4 | |||
| TAIL | 4 | |||
| TAIT | 4 | |||
| TALA | 4 | |||
| TALI | 4 | |||
| TALL | 4 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TAVA | 4 | |||
| TAVY | 4 | |||
| VAIL | 4 | |||
| VALI | 4 | |||
| VIAL | 4 | |||
| VILA | 4 | |||
| VITA | 4 | |||
| VIVA | 4 | |||
| YALI | 4 | |||
| YATI | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YAVA | 4 | |||
| YAYA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word