January 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers for Print

January 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 9, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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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

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

words: 181
score: 1,181 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AA x 1	AC x 4	AI x 2	AK x 2	AL x 17	AT x 8
CA x 15	CI x 6	CL x 13	CO x 17
COA x 3	COC x 4	COI x 1	COL x 8	COO x 1
IC x 1	IL x 9	IT x 1
KA x 3	KI x 8	KL x 1	KO x 3
LA x 17	LI x 6	LO x 13
OC x 4	OI x 2	OL x 1	OO x 2	OT x 1
TA x 15	TI x 6	TL x 1	TO x 2

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
ALCOLOCK	8
ALCOOL	6
ALKALI	6
ALKALIC	7
ALKALOTIC	9	pangram
ALLIACOL	8
ALLOIC	6
ALLOLALIA	9
ALLOT	5
ALOLL	5
ALTILIK	7
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
CALLA	5
CALLALOO	8
CALLI	5
CALLOO	6
CATALATIC	9
CATALLACTIC	11
CATALO	6
CATCALL	7
CATTAIL	7
CATTALO	7
CICALA	6
CILIA	5
CILIAL	6
CILIOLA	7
CITAL	5
CITOLA	6
CLACK	5
CLACKA	6
CLAIK	5
CLICK	5
CLICKA	6
CLICKO	6
CLITIC	6
CLOACA	6
CLOACAL	7
CLOAK	5
CLOCK	5
CLOIT	5
CLOOT	5
COALA	5
COALTIT	7
COATTAIL	8
COCAL	5
COCCAL	6
COCKAL	6
COCKTAIL	8	pangram
COITAL	6
COLIC	5
COLICAL	7
COLITA	6
COLITIC	7
COLLA	5
COLLOCAL	8
COLOCOLIC	9
COLOCOLO	8
COOLIO	6
ICTAL	5
ILALA	5
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	6
ILIAL	5
ILLICIA	7
ILLICIT	7
ILLITIC	7
ILLLIT	6
ITALIC	6
KALLALOO	8
KALOOKI	7
KATAL	5
KICKTAIL	8
KILIKIKI	8
KILIKITI	8
KILIL	5
KILLICK	7
KILLOCK	7
KILOCAL	7
KILOKATAL	9
KLICK	5
KOALA	5
KOLAK	5
KOLOA	5
LACCIC	6
LACCOLITIC	10
LACKALL	7
LACTIC	6
LACTICOL	8
LACTITOL	8
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOCOCCI	10
LACTOL	6
LAICAL	6
LAIKA	5
LAKATOI	7
LATAKIA	7
LATIK	5
LATITAT	7
LATITIC	7
LATKA	5
LICIT	5
LILAC	5
LILIKOI	7
LITAI	5
LITOTIC	7
LITOTICAL	9
LOCAL	5
LOCALIC	7
LOCAO	5
LOCKTAIL	8	pangram
LOKAO	5
LOLCAT	6
LOLITA	6
LOLOT	5
LOOKIT	6
LOTIC	5
LOTOKO	6
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OCOTILLO	8	disallowed elsewhere
OCTAL	5
OCTITOL	7
OCTLI	5
OIKOCLITIC	10
OILCOAT	7
OLLOCK	6
OOLAK	5
OOLITIC	7
OTOLITIC	8
TACALCITOL	10
TACTICAL	8
TAILCOAT	8
TALAIOT	7
TALAIOTIC	9
TALAK	5
TALIK	5
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLIT	6	allowed elsewhere
TALLITOT	8
TALLOT	6
TALOOK	6
TALOOKA	7
TATKAL	6
TICAL	5
TILAK	5
TILAKA	6
TILIA	5
TILKA	5
TITLO	5
TLACO	5
TOOLKIT	7
TOTAL	5

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