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September 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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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center letter LACNORT
Spelling Bee for September 17, 2023

words: 186
score: 1,248 pts
pangrams: 3
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 32
C x 68
L x 24
N x 20
O x 12
R x 9
T x 21

5L x 56
6L x 36
7L x 47
8L x 27
9L x 15
10L x 4
11L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 11 7 8 1 4 1 - 32
C 14 14 22 11 4 3 - 68
L 12 5 4 1 1 - 1 24
N 3 - 7 7 3 - - 20
O 3 2 4 1 2 - - 12
R 3 3 1 2 - - - 9
T 10 5 1 4 1 - - 21
tot 56 36 47 27 15 4 1 186

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 5 AL x 13 AN x 4 AO x 1 AR x 4 AT x 5
AOR x 1
CA x 24 CL x 7 CO x 32 CR x 5
LA x 9 LL x 1 LO x 14
NA x 5 NO x 15
OC x 6 OL x 1 ON x 1 OR x 3 OT x 1
RA x 1 RO x 8
TA x 10 TL x 1 TO x 9 TR x 1

debut appearances 4

CANTORAL, COLORANT, CONTRALTO

word       length      
LACTOCOCCAL 11
ARROTOLATA 10
CATARACTAL 10
CLORANOLOL 10
COLLOCATOR 10
ALCANTARA 9
ALCORNOCO 9
ALLOCATOR 9
ANCAROLOL 9
COLCANNON 9
COLLOCANT 9
CONTRALTO 9 pangram, debut
CORALROOT 9
LOOTOCRAT 9
NANOCANAL 9
NONCARNAL 9
NONCLONAL 9
OCTOCORAL 9
OROANTRAL 9
TARTROLON 9
ATLANTAL 8
CALLALOO 8
CANTONAL 8
CANTORAL 8 pangram
COLLATOR 8
COLLOCAL 8
COLOANAL 8
COLOCOLO 8
COLORANT 8 pangram, debut
COLOROTO 8
CONCOLOR 8
CONNATAL 8
LACTATOR 8
NANOTOOL 8
NONACRAL 8
NONCANAL 8
NONCOLOR 8
NONCORAL 8
NONLOCAL 8
NONTONAL 8
OCTANTAL 8
ROLLATOR 8
ROLLCALL 8
TALANTON 8
TARLATAN 8
TARLATON 8
TOORALOO 8
ACLONAL 7
ACOCOTL 7
ACRONAL 7
ALANTOL 7
ALCANNA 7
ALLOTON 7
ANCONAL 7
ARNOLOL 7
CALALOO 7
CALCANT 7
CALLANT 7
CALORON 7
CANNOLO 7
CANTALA 7
CARACAL 7
CAROTOL 7
CATCALL 7
CATTALO 7
CLOACAL 7
COALTAR 7
COLORON 7
CONATAL 7
CONTROL 7 debut
COOLANT 7 debut
CORALLA 7
COROLLA 7
CORONAL 7
CROTALA 7
CROTALO 7
CROTTAL 7
LACTANT 7
LANTANA 7
LATRANT 7
LOCATOR 7
NARANOL 7
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONCALL 7
NONCOAL 7
NONCOLA 7
NONORAL 7
OCTANAL 7
OCTANOL 7
OCTONAL 7
ORTOLAN 7
ROTTOLO 7
TOTAROL 7
ALANNA 6
ALCOOL 6
ANTRAL 6
AORTAL 6
AROLLA 6
ATLATL 6
ATONAL 6
CALCAR 6
CALLOO 6
CANOLA 6
CANTAL 6
CARLOT 6
CARNAL 6
CATALO 6
CLOACA 6
CLONAL 6
COCCAL 6
COLLAR 6
COLTAN 6
CORRAL 6
CROTAL 6
LACTOL 6
LALLAN 6
LOCANT 6
LOLCAT 6
LONTAR 6
ONLOAN 6
OTONAL 6
RONTAL 6
ROTOLO 6
ROTTOL 6
TALLAT 6
TALLOT 6
TARNAL 6
TOLLON 6
TORNAL 6
ACRAL 5
ACTOL 5
ALALA 5
ALANT 5
ALLOT 5
ALOLL 5
ALTAR 5
ANNAL 5
ARTAL 5
ATALL 5
ATOLL 5
CALLA 5
CANAL 5
CAROL 5
CLARO 5
CLART 5
CLOOT 5
COALA 5
COCAL 5
COLLA 5
COLON 5
COLOR 5
CONAL 5
CORAL 5
CROOL 5
LARNT 5
LATON 5
LLANO 5
LOCAL 5
LOCAO 5
LOCON 5
LOLOT 5
LONCO 5
LORAL 5
LORAN 5
LOTTA 5
LOTTO 5
NALLA 5
NATAL 5
NOTAL 5
OCTAL 5
OLONA 5
ORTOL 5
RATAL 5
RORAL 5
ROTAL 5
TALAR 5
TALLA 5
TALON 5
TLACO 5
TOLAN 5
TOLAR 5
TONAL 5
TORAL 5
TOTAL 5
TROLL 5

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