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January 15, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 15, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter LAEIJNV
Spelling Bee for January 15, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter A: September 14, 2024
Center letter E: August 15, 2022

words: 168
score: 773 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

A x 38
E x 15
I x 9
J x 12
L x 44
N x 11
V x 39

4L x 50
5L x 47
6L x 43
7L x 14
8L x 10
9L x 2
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 12 10 5 4 1 - 38
E 4 3 5 1 2 - - 15
I 2 4 3 - - - - 9
J 5 1 2 3 1 - - 12
L 16 14 13 - 1 - - 44
N 5 5 1 - - - - 11
V 12 8 9 5 2 1 2 39
tot 50 47 43 14 10 2 2 168

cmp 6 tot
I 2 2
tot 2 2

plu 4 6 tot
A 1 - 1
I 2 - 2
L - 1 1
V - 2 2
tot 3 3 6

debut appearances 6

JAVELIN, JAVELINA

word       length      
VILLANELLA 10
VILLANELLE 10 debut
AVENALINE 9
VAINILLAL 9
ANELLINI 8
AVELLANE 8
AVENALIN 8
AVIALIAN 8
ELEVENIE 8
ENALLENE 8
JAVELINA 8 pangram, allowed elsewhere
LAVALAVA 8
VANILLIN 8
VENVILLE 8
ALANINE 7
ALIENEE 7
ANILINE 7
ANILLIN 7
AVIALAN 7
ENLIVEN 7
JAVELIN 7 perfect pangram, debut
JINJALL 7
JINJILI 7
VANILLA 7
VELELLA 7
VILLAIN 7
VILLEIN 7
VILLIAN 7
ALALIA 6
ALANNA 6
ALEVIN 6
ALIENE 6
ALIEVE 6
ALLELE 6
ALLENE 6
ALLIIN 6
ALVINE 6
ANNEAL 6
ELEVEN 6
ELININ 6
ENJAIL 6
ENLIVE 6
ENVEIL 6
INLANE * 6
INLINE * 6
INVEIL 6
JAILEE 6
JELLIA 6
LAANIE 6
LAELIA 6
LALLAN 6
LAVANI 6
LAVVIE 6
LEAVEE 6
LEAVEN 6
LEVAIN 6
LIENAL 6
LIENEE 6
LINEAE  6
LINEAL 6 debut
LINEAN 6
NIELLI 6
VALINE 6
VALVAE  6
VALVAL 6
VEINAL 6
VENIAL 6 debut
VIELLE 6
VILLAE  6
VILLAN 6
VINEAL 6
AALII 5
ALALA 5
ALANE 5
ALIEN 5 debut
ALINE 5
ALIVE 5
ALLEE 5
ALVEI 5
ANILE 5
ANNAL 5
ANVIL 5
AVAIL 5
ELLEN 5
ELVAN 5
ELVEN 5
ILALA 5
ILEAL 5
ILIAL 5
INIAL 5
JAALI 5
LAINE 5
LANAI 5
LEAVE 5
LEVAN 5
LEVEE 5
LEVEL 5
LEVIN 5
LIANA 5
LIANE 5
LINEA 5
LINEN 5
LININ 5
LIVEN 5
LIVIN 5
NALLA 5
NAVAL 5
NAVEL 5
NEVEL 5
NIVAL 5
VALLA 5
VALVA 5
VALVE 5
VELAL 5
VENAL 5
VILLA 5
VILLI 5
VINAL 5
ALAE  4
ALAN 4
ALEE 4
ANAL 4
ANIL 4
AVAL 4
ELAN 4
ELVE 4
ENAL 4
EVIL 4
ILEA  4
ILIA  4
JAIL 4
JALI 4
JEEL 4
JELL 4 debut
JILL 4
LAIN 4
LALL 4
LANA 4
LANE 4
LAVA 4
LAVE 4
LEAL 4
LEAN 4
LENE 4
LEVA 4
LIEN 4
LILA 4
LILL 4
LINE 4
LINN 4
LIVE 4
NAIL 4
NALA 4
NALL 4
NEAL 4
NILL 4
VAIL 4
VALE 4
VALI 4
VEAL 4
VEIL 4
VELA 4
VELL 4
VIAL 4
VILA 4
VILE 4
VILL 4
VLEI 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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