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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.


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center letter IACLOPT
Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021

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Center letter P: July 2, 2022

words: 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

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