January 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

January 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 9, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for January 9, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter O: November 2, 2023
Center letter I: September 13, 2022
Center letter K: October 5, 2021

words: 259
score: 1,259 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

A x 41
C x 66
I x 16
K x 27
L x 59
O x 12
T x 38

4L x 78
5L x 62
6L x 46
7L x 37
8L x 20
9L x 9
10L x 4
11L x 2
12L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	tot
A	7	11	11	5	2	4	-	-	1	41
C	15	15	17	10	6	2	-	1	-	66
I	5	4	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	16
K	12	6	-	4	4	1	-	-	-	27
L	23	13	8	8	3	1	2	1	-	59
O	2	3	1	3	2	-	1	-	-	12
T	14	10	6	3	3	1	1	-	-	38
tot	78	62	46	37	20	9	4	2	1	259

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
C	-	3	2	-	5
I	1	-	-	-	1
K	-	1	1	1	3
L	1	1	1	-	3
O	-	1	-	-	1
T	-	1	1	-	2
tot	2	7	5	1	15

ALKALOTIC, COCKTAIL, LOCKTAIL

word	length
AALII	5
ACATALLACTIC	12
ACOCIL	6
ACOCOTL	7
ACTOL	5
AILLT	5
AIOLI	5
AKALAT	6
AKIALOA	7
ALACK	5
ALACTIC	7
ALALA	5
ALALIA	6
ALALIC	6
ALCAIC	6
ALCO	4
ALCOLOCK	8
ALCOOL	6
ALIT	4
ALKALI	6
ALKALIC	7
ALKALOTIC	9	pangram
ALLIACOL	8
ALLOIC	6
ALLOLALIA	9
ALLOT	5
ALOC	4
ALOLL	5
ALOO	4
ALTA	4
ALTI	4
ALTILIK	7
ALTO	4
ATALL	5
ATILT	5
ATLATL	6
ATOKAL	6
ATOLL	5
ATTILA	6
ATTOCLOCK	9
ATTOKATAL	9
CALALOO	7
CALCIC	6
CALCIOL	7
CALCITIC	8
CALICO	6
CALK	4
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLALOO	8
CALLI	5
CALLOO	6
CALO	4
CATALATIC	9
CATALLACTIC	11
CATALO	6
CATCALL	* 7
CATTAIL	* 7
CATTALO	7
CICALA	6
CILIA	5
CILIAL	6
CILIOLA	7
CILL	4
CITAL	5
CITOLA	6
CLACK	5
CLACKA	6
CLAIK	5
CLAT	4
CLICK	5
CLICKA	6
CLICKO	6
CLIT	4
CLITIC	6
CLOACA	6
CLOACAL	7
CLOAK	5
CLOCK	5
CLOIT	5
CLOOT	5
CLOT	4
COAL	4
COALA	5
COALTIT	* 7
COATTAIL	* 8
COCAL	5
COCCAL	6
COCKAL	6
COCKTAIL	* 8	pangram
COIL	4
COITAL	6
COLA	4
COLI	4
COLIC	5
COLICAL	7
COLITA	6
COLITIC	7
COLL	4
COLLA	5
COLLOCAL	8
COLO	4
COLOCOLIC	9
COLOCOLO	8
COLT	4
COOL	4
COOLIO	6
ICTAL	5
ILALA	5
ILIA	4
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	6
ILIAL	5
ILKA	4
ILLICIA	7
ILLICIT	7
ILLITIC	7
ILLLIT	* 6
ILLO	4
ILOT	4
ITAL	4
ITALIC	6
KAIL	4
KALI	4
KALLALOO	8
KALO	4
KALOOKI	7
KATAL	5
KICKTAIL	* 8
KILA	4
KILIKIKI	8
KILIKITI	8
KILIL	5
KILK	4
KILL	4
KILLICK	7
KILLOCK	7
KILO	4
KILOCAL	* 7
KILOKATAL	* 9
KILT	4
KLICK	5
KLIK	4
KOALA	5
KOLA	4
KOLAK	5
KOLK	4
KOLO	4
KOLOA	5
LACCIC	6
LACCOLITIC	10
LACK	4
LACKALL	* 7
LACTIC	6
LACTICOL	8
LACTITOL	8
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOCOCCI	10
LACTOL	6
LAIC	4
LAICAL	6
LAIK	4
LAIKA	5
LAIT	4
LAKATOI	7
LALL	4
LALO	4
LATA	4
LATAKIA	7
LATI	4
LATIK	5
LATITAT	7
LATITIC	7
LATKA	5
LIAO	4
LICIT	5
LICK	4
LILA	4
LILAC	5
LILIKOI	7
LILL	4
LILO	4
LILT	4
LITAI	5
LITOTIC	7
LITOTICAL	9
LOCA	4
LOCAL	5
LOCALIC	7
LOCAO	5
LOCI	4
LOCK	4
LOCKTAIL	* 8	pangram
LOCO	4
LOKAO	5
LOLCAT	* 6
LOLITA	6
LOLL	4
LOLOT	5
LOOK	4
LOOKIT	6
LOOT	4
LOTA	4
LOTI	4
LOTIC	5
LOTOKO	6
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OCOTILLO	8	disallowed elsewhere
OCTAL	5
OCTITOL	7
OCTLI	5
OIKOCLITIC	10
OILCOAT	* 7
OLIO	4
OLLA	4
OLLOCK	6
OOLAK	5
OOLITIC	7
OTOLITIC	8
TACALCITOL	10
TACTICAL	8
TAIL	4
TAILCOAT	* 8
TALA	4
TALAIOT	7
TALAIOTIC	9
TALAK	5
TALC	4
TALI	4
TALIK	5
TALK	4
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLIT	6	allowed elsewhere
TALLITOT	8
TALLOT	6
TALOOK	6
TALOOKA	7
TATKAL	6
TICAL	5
TILAK	5
TILAKA	6
TILI	4
TILIA	5
TILKA	5
TILL	4
TILT	4
TITLO	5
TLACO	5
TOIL	4
TOLA	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOLKIT	* 7
TOTAL	5

* compound(ish) word

AA x 1	AC x 4	AI x 2	AK x 2	AL x 24	AT x 8
CA x 18	CI x 7	CL x 16	CO x 25
IC x 1	IL x 13	IT x 2
KA x 6	KI x 13	KL x 2	KO x 6
LA x 25	LI x 12	LO x 22
OC x 4	OI x 2	OL x 3	OO x 2	OT x 1
TA x 21	TI x 9	TL x 1	TO x 7

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