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May 24, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 24, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter IACLOPT
Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021

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words: 254
score: 1,888 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 6
plurals: 8
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AC x 7 AI x 2 AL x 9 AP x 12 AT x 7
ATA x 1 ATI x 1 ATO x 3 ATT x 2
CA x 26 CI x 7 CL x 2 CO x 16
IC x 5 IL x 9 IT x 1
LA x 12 LI x 9 LO x 5
OC x 11 OI x 2 OO x 1 OP x 5 OT x 6
PA x 20 PI x 22 PL x 7 PO x 13 PT x 1
TA x 18 TI x 8 TO x 10

plu 5 6 8 10 tot
C 3 - 1 - 4
I - 1 - - 1
L - - - 1 1
O - 1 1 - 2
tot 3 2 2 1 8

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      
AALII 5
ACACIA 6
ACACIO 6
ACATALLACTIC 12
ACOCIL 6
ACOPIA 6
ACOPIC 6
ACOPTIC 7
AILLT 5
AIOLI 5
ALACTIC 7
ALALIA 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALIPTA 6
ALLIACOL 8
ALLOIC 6
ALLOLALIA 9
ALLOTOPIC 9 pangram
APALLIC 7
APATITIC 8
APICAL 6 newly disallowed
APICOPALATAL 12 pangram
APIOL 5
APITPAT 7
APLITIC 7
APOCOLPIA 9
APOCOPIC 8
APOLITICAL 10 pangram, debut
APOPTOTIC 9
APTOTIC 7
ATACTIC 7
ATILT 5
ATOCIA 6
ATOPIC 6
ATOPICAL 8 pangram
ATTIC 5
ATTILA 6
CAAPI 5
CACOTOPIA 9
CACTI  5
CAICCO 6
CALCIC 6
CALCIOL 7
CALCITIC 8
CALICO 6
CALLI 5
CALPOLLI 8
CAPICOLA 8 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CAPICOLI 8
CAPILLITIA 10
CAPILLITIAL 11
CAPITA 6
CAPITAL 7 debut
CAPITATA  8
CAPITOL 7 perfect pangram, debut
CAPITOLI 8 pangram
CAPITOLO 8 pangram
CAPOCOLLI 9
CATALATIC 9
CATALLACTIC 11
CATALPIC 8
CATIO 5
CATTAIL 7
CICALA 6
CILIA  5
CILIAL 6
CILIOLA 7
CIPPI 5
CITAL 5
CITOLA 6
CLITIC 6
CLOIT 5
COAITA 6
COALPIT 7 perfect pangram
COALTIT 7
COATI 5
COATTAIL 8
COCCI  5
COCCIC 6
COITAL 6
COLIC 5
COLICAL 7
COLITA 6
COLITIC 7
COLOCOLIC 9
COLPI 5
COOLIO 6
COPILOT 7
ICACO 5
ICPAL 5
ICPALLI 7
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
ILALA 5
ILIAC 5
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI  6
ILIAL 5
ILLICIA 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT 6
ITALIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACCOLITIC 10
LACTIC 6
LACTICOL 8
LACTITOL 8
LACTOCOCCI  10
LAICAL 6
LAPACTIC 8
LAPILLI 7
LAPTI 5
LATITAT 7
LATITIC 7
LICIT 5
LILAC 5
LIPCOAT 7 perfect pangram
LIPIC 5
LIPOAPOPTOTIC 13 pangram
LIPOIC 6
LITAI 5
LITOTIC 7
LITOTICAL 9
LOCALIC 7
LOLITA 6
LOLLIPOP 8
LOOPTAIL 8
LOTIC 5
OCCIPITA  8
OCCIPITAL 9 pangram, debut
OCCIPITOILIAC 13 pangram
OCICAT 6
OCOTILLO 8 disallowed elsewhere
OCTIC 5
OCTITOL 7
OCTLI 5
OCTOIC 6
OCTOPI  6
OCTOPIC 7
OILCOAT 7
OITICICA 8
OOLITIC 7
OPALIC 6
OPILIO 6
OPTIC 5
OPTICAL 7 perfect pangram, debut
OPTOCOLLIC 10
OTICOOCCIPITAL 14 pangram
OTITIC 6
OTOCCIPITAL 11 pangram
OTOLITIC 8
OTOOCCIPITAL 12 pangram
OTOTOPICAL 10 pangram
PAILA 5
PAIPO 5
PALATIAL 8
PALATIC 7
PALILALIA 9
PALILALIC 9
PALLIA 6
PALLIAL 7
PALPI 5
PALPOCIL 8
PAOCAI 6
PAOLI 5
PAPAIA 6
PAPALOI 7
PAPILIO 7
PAPILLA 7
PAPPI 5
PATIA 5
PATIO 5
PATOLLI 7
PIAPIAC 7
PICALILLI 9
PICCALILLI 10
PICCATA 7
PICCOLI 7
PICCOLO 7
PICOT 5
PICOTA 6
PICOTITIC 9
PICOTTA 7
PILOT 5
PILOTI 6
PIOPIO 6
PIPAL 5
PIPIPI 6
PIPIT 5
PITAPAT 7
PITCOAL 7 perfect pangram
PITOT 5
PITPAT 6
PITTA 5
PITTACAL 8
PLACIT 6
PLACITA 7
PLACTIC 7
PLAIT 5
PLICA 5
PLICAL 6
PLITT 5
POLIO 5
POLITIC 7
POLITICAL 9 pangram, debut
POLITICO 8
POLLICAL 8
POLLOI 6
POPLIT 6
POPLITIC 8
POPOTILLO 9
POPPIT 6
POPTAIL 7
POTICA 6
POTLI 5
PTOTIC 6
TACALCITOL 10
TACIT 5
TACTIC 6
TACTICAL 8
TACTITIC 8
TAILCOAT 8
TAIPO 5
TALAIOT 7
TALAIOTIC 9
TALIPAT 7
TALIPOT 7
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TALLITOT 8
TALPACOTI 9 pangram
TAOTAI 6
TAPAI 5
TAPIOCA 7 debut
TAPPIT 6
TICAL 5
TICTAC 6
TILAPIA 7
TILIA 5
TIPCAT 6
TIPITI 6
TIPTOP 6
TITLO 5
TOITOI 6
TOOLTIP 7
TOPIA 5
TOPIC 5
TOPICAL 7 perfect pangram, debut
TOPIL 5
TOPLIT 6
TOPOI 5
TOPOTACTIC 10
TOPOTACTICAL 12 pangram

† plural noun

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