May 24, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 24, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Center letter P: July 2, 2022words: 316
score: 1,950 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 6
compounds: 16
plurals: 12
bingo: yes
A x 44
C x 58
I x 21
L x 38
O x 27
P x 81
T x 47
4L x 62
5L x 62
6L x 66
7L x 57
8L x 32
9L x 18
10L x 9
11L x 3
12L x 4
13L x 2
14L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | tot | |
| A | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 44 |
| C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 58 |
| I | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| L | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 38 |
| O | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| P | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 81 |
| T | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 47 |
| tot | 62 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 316 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| C | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| tot | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | tot |
| C | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| debut appearances | 9 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | apical |
ALLOTOPIC, APICOPALATAL, APOLITICAL, ATOPICAL, CAPITOL, CAPITOLI, CAPITOLO, COALPIT, LIPCOAT, LIPOAPOPTOTIC, OCCIPITAL, OCCIPITOILIAC, OPTICAL, OTICOOCCIPITAL, OTOCCIPITAL, OTOOCCIPITAL, OTOTOPICAL, PITCOAL, POLITICAL, TALPACOTI, TOPICAL, TOPOTACTICAL
| word | length | |||
| OTICOOCCIPITAL | 14 | pangram | ||
| LIPOAPOPTOTIC | 13 | pangram | ||
| OCCIPITOILIAC | 13 | pangram | ||
| ACATALLACTIC | 12 | |||
| APICOPALATAL | 12 | pangram | ||
| OTOOCCIPITAL | 12 | pangram | ||
| TOPOTACTICAL | 12 | pangram | ||
| CAPILLITIAL | 11 | |||
| CATALLACTIC | 11 | |||
| OTOCCIPITAL | 11 | pangram | ||
| APOLITICAL | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| CAPILLITIA | 10 | |||
| LACCOLITIC | 10 | |||
| LACTOCOCCI | † 10 | |||
| OPTOCOLLIC | 10 | |||
| OTOTOPICAL | 10 | pangram | ||
| PICCALILLI | 10 | |||
| TACALCITOL | 10 | |||
| TOPOTACTIC | 10 | |||
| ALLOLALIA | 9 | |||
| ALLOTOPIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| APOCOLPIA | 9 | |||
| APOPTOTIC | 9 | |||
| CACOTOPIA | 9 | |||
| CAPOCOLLI | 9 | |||
| CATALATIC | 9 | |||
| COLOCOLIC | 9 | |||
| LITOTICAL | 9 | |||
| OCCIPITAL | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| PALILALIA | 9 | |||
| PALILALIC | 9 | |||
| PICALILLI | 9 | |||
| PICOTITIC | 9 | |||
| POLITICAL | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| POPOTILLO | 9 | |||
| TALAIOTIC | 9 | |||
| TALPACOTI | 9 | pangram | ||
| ALLIACOL | 8 | |||
| APATITIC | 8 | |||
| APOCOPIC | 8 | |||
| ATOPICAL | 8 | pangram | ||
| CALCITIC | 8 | |||
| CALPOLLI | 8 | |||
| CAPICOLA | 8 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CAPICOLI | 8 | |||
| CAPITATA | † 8 | |||
| CAPITOLI | 8 | pangram | ||
| CAPITOLO | 8 | pangram | ||
| CATALPIC | 8 | |||
| COATTAIL | * 8 | |||
| LACTICOL | 8 | |||
| LACTITOL | 8 | |||
| LAPACTIC | 8 | |||
| LOLLIPOP | 8 | |||
| LOOPTAIL | * 8 | |||
| OCCIPITA | † 8 | |||
| OCOTILLO | 8 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| OITICICA | 8 | |||
| OTOLITIC | 8 | |||
| PALATIAL | 8 | |||
| PALPOCIL | 8 | |||
| PITTACAL | 8 | |||
| POLITICO | 8 | |||
| POLLICAL | 8 | |||
| POPLITIC | 8 | |||
| TACTICAL | 8 | |||
| TACTITIC | 8 | |||
| TAILCOAT | * 8 | |||
| TALLITOT | 8 | |||
| ACOPTIC | 7 | |||
| ALACTIC | 7 | |||
| APALLIC | 7 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| APLITIC | 7 | |||
| APTOTIC | 7 | |||
| ATACTIC | 7 | |||
| CALCIOL | 7 | |||
| CAPITAL | 7 | debut | ||
| CAPITOL | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| CATTAIL | * 7 | |||
| CILIOLA | 7 | |||
| COALPIT | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| COALTIT | * 7 | |||
| COLICAL | 7 | |||
| COLITIC | 7 | |||
| COPILOT | 7 | |||
| ICPALLI | 7 | |||
| ILIACAL | 7 | |||
| ILLICIA | 7 | |||
| ILLICIT | 7 | |||
| ILLITIC | 7 | |||
| LAPILLI | 7 | |||
| LATITAT | 7 | |||
| LATITIC | 7 | |||
| LIPCOAT | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| LITOTIC | 7 | |||
| LOCALIC | 7 | |||
| OCTITOL | 7 | |||
| OCTOPIC | 7 | |||
| OILCOAT | * 7 | |||
| OOLITIC | 7 | |||
| OPTICAL | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| PALATIC | 7 | |||
| PALLIAL | 7 | |||
| PAPALOI | 7 | |||
| PAPILIO | 7 | |||
| PAPILLA | 7 | |||
| PATOLLI | 7 | |||
| PIAPIAC | 7 | |||
| PICCATA | 7 | |||
| PICCOLI | 7 | |||
| PICCOLO | 7 | |||
| PICOTTA | 7 | |||
| PITAPAT | * 7 | |||
| PITCOAL | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PLACITA | 7 | |||
| PLACTIC | 7 | |||
| POLITIC | 7 | |||
| POPTAIL | * 7 | |||
| TALAIOT | 7 | |||
| TALIPAT | 7 | |||
| TALIPOT | 7 | |||
| TAPIOCA | 7 | debut | ||
| TILAPIA | 7 | |||
| TOOLTIP | * 7 | |||
| TOPICAL | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACACIO | 6 | |||
| ACOCIL | 6 | |||
| ACOPIA | 6 | |||
| ACOPIC | 6 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALALIC | 6 | |||
| ALCAIC | 6 | |||
| ALIPTA | 6 | |||
| ALLOIC | 6 | |||
| APICAL | 6 | newly disallowed | ||
| ATOCIA | 6 | |||
| ATOPIC | 6 | |||
| ATTILA | 6 | |||
| CAICCO | 6 | |||
| CALCIC | 6 | |||
| CALICO | 6 | |||
| CAPITA | 6 | |||
| CICALA | 6 | |||
| CILIAL | 6 | |||
| CITOLA | 6 | |||
| CLITIC | 6 | |||
| COAITA | 6 | |||
| COCCIC | 6 | |||
| COITAL | 6 | |||
| COLITA | 6 | |||
| COOLIO | 6 | |||
| ILIACI | † 6 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| ITALIC | 6 | |||
| LACCIC | 6 | |||
| LACTIC | 6 | |||
| LAICAL | 6 | |||
| LIPOIC | 6 | |||
| LOLITA | 6 | |||
| OCICAT | 6 | |||
| OCTOIC | 6 | |||
| OCTOPI | † 6 | |||
| OPALIC | 6 | |||
| OPILIO | 6 | |||
| OTITIC | 6 | |||
| PALLIA | 6 | |||
| PAOCAI | 6 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PICOTA | 6 | |||
| PILOTI | 6 | |||
| PIOPIO | 6 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| PLACIT | 6 | |||
| PLICAL | 6 | |||
| POLLOI | 6 | |||
| POPLIT | 6 | |||
| POPPIT | 6 | |||
| POTICA | 6 | |||
| PTOTIC | 6 | |||
| TACTIC | 6 | |||
| TALLIT | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TAOTAI | 6 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TICTAC | 6 | |||
| TIPCAT | * 6 | |||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TIPTOP | * 6 | |||
| TOITOI | 6 | |||
| TOPLIT | * 6 | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| AILLT | 5 | |||
| AIOLI | 5 | |||
| APIOL | 5 | |||
| ATILT | 5 | |||
| ATTIC | 5 | |||
| CAAPI | 5 | |||
| CACTI | † 5 | |||
| CALLI | 5 | |||
| CATIO | 5 | |||
| CILIA | † 5 | |||
| CIPPI | 5 | |||
| CITAL | 5 | |||
| CLOIT | 5 | |||
| COATI | 5 | |||
| COCCI | † 5 | |||
| COLIC | 5 | |||
| COLPI | 5 | |||
| ICACO | 5 | |||
| ICPAL | 5 | |||
| ICTAL | 5 | |||
| ICTIC | 5 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIAC | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| LAPTI | 5 | |||
| LICIT | 5 | |||
| LILAC | 5 | |||
| LIPIC | 5 | |||
| LITAI | 5 | |||
| LOTIC | 5 | |||
| OCTIC | 5 | |||
| OCTLI | 5 | |||
| OPTIC | 5 | |||
| PAILA | 5 | |||
| PAIPO | 5 | |||
| PALPI | 5 | |||
| PAOLI | 5 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PATIO | 5 | |||
| PICOT | 5 | |||
| PILOT | 5 | |||
| PIPAL | 5 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PITOT | 5 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| PLAIT | 5 | |||
| PLICA | 5 | |||
| PLITT | 5 | |||
| POLIO | 5 | |||
| POTLI | 5 | |||
| TACIT | 5 | |||
| TAIPO | 5 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TICAL | 5 | |||
| TILIA | 5 | |||
| TITLO | 5 | |||
| TOPIA | 5 | |||
| TOPIC | 5 | |||
| TOPIL | 5 | |||
| TOPOI | 5 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| ACTI | 4 | |||
| ALIT | 4 | |||
| ALTI | 4 | |||
| APIC | 4 | |||
| APIO | 4 | |||
| CAPI | 4 | |||
| CIAO | 4 | |||
| CILL | 4 | |||
| CLIP | 4 | |||
| CLIT | 4 | |||
| COIL | 4 | |||
| COLI | 4 | |||
| ILIA | † 4 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| ILOT | 4 | |||
| IOTA | 4 | |||
| IPIL | 4 | |||
| ITAL | 4 | |||
| LAIC | 4 | |||
| LAIT | 4 | |||
| LATI | 4 | |||
| LIAO | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LIPA | 4 | |||
| LIPO | 4 | |||
| LOCI | † 4 | |||
| LOTI | 4 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| OTIC | 4 | |||
| PAIL | 4 | |||
| PALI | 4 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAL | 4 | |||
| PICA | 4 | |||
| PICI | 4 | |||
| PICO | 4 | |||
| PILA | 4 | |||
| PILI | † 4 | |||
| PILL | 4 | |||
| PIOT | 4 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PITA | 4 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PITO | 4 | |||
| PLIP | 4 | |||
| TAIL | 4 | |||
| TAIT | 4 | |||
| TALI | † 4 | |||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TITI | 4 | |||
| TOIL | 4 | |||
| TOIT | 4 | |||
| TOPI | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun