January 17, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

January 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 17, 2021, 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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Spelling Bee for January 17, 2021

words: 132
score: 853 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 13
C x 39
H x 16
L x 14
O x 5
P x 20
T x 25

5L x 51
6L x 35
7L x 22
8L x 15
9L x 5
10L x 3
11L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	7	3	2	1	-	-	-	13
C	13	11	8	6	1	-	-	39
H	4	5	1	3	1	2	-	16
L	8	4	1	-	-	-	1	14
O	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	5
P	7	5	4	1	3	-	-	20
T	11	7	3	3	-	1	-	25
tot	51	35	22	15	5	3	1	132

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

debut appearances

CATCHPOLL, PHOTOCALL, POTLACH, POTLATCH

word	length
ACOCOTL	7
ACTOL	5
AHATA	5
ALLOPATH	8
ALLOT	5
ALTHO	5
APHTHA	6
ATALL	5
ATLATL	6
ATOLL	5
ATTACCA	7
ATTACH	6
ATTAP	5
CACHALOT	8
CAHOOT	6
CALTHA	6
CAPOT	5
CAPTCHA	7
CATALO	6
CATALPA	7
CATALPOL	8
CATCALL	7
CATCH	5
CATCHALL	8
CATCHPOLL	9	pangram
CATLAP	6
CATTALO	7
CHAAT	5
CHALLOT	7
CHALLOTH	8
CHALOT	6
CHALOTH	7
CHAPATA	7
CHATPATA	8
CHATTA	6
CHOTA	5
CHOTT	5
CLATCH	6
CLOOT	5
CLOTH	5
CLOTPOLL	8
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COALPOT	7
COAPT	5
COATH	5
COOLTH	6
COOPT	5
COOTCH	6
COPLOT	6
COTCH	5
COTTA	5
COTTAH	6
HALACHOT	8
HALACHOTH	9
HALLOT	6
HALLOTH	7
HATCH	5
HATHA	5
HATTA	5
HATTAH	6
HOLOPHOTAL	10
HOOTCH	6
HOTCH	5
HOTCHA	6
HOTCHPOT	8
HOTCHPOTCH	10
HOTPATCH	8
HOTPOT	6
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOL	6
LAPCAT	6
LAPTA	5
LAPTOP	6
LATAH	5
LATCH	5
LOATH	5
LOLCAT	6
LOLOT	5
LOOPTOP	7
LOTAH	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OCTAL	5
OCTALOOP	8
OCTAPLA	7
OCTOPAL	7
OPHTHAL	7
PACTA	5
PALATAL	7
PATACA	6
PATCH	5
PATCHCOAT	9
PATOLA	6
PATOOT	6
PHOTO	5
PHOTOCALL	9	pangram
PHOTOCHOP	9
PHTHALO	7
PLACCAT	7
PLOAT	5
POTATO	6
POTCH	5
POTLACH	7	perfect pangram
POTLATCH	8	pangram, debut
POTOO	5
POTTAH	6
POTTO	5
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TAPACOLO	8
TAPALO	6
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TATAC	5
TATHATA	7
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TATTOO	6
THATCH	6
TLACO	5
TOCCATA	7
TOLAH	5
TOOLPATH	8
TOOTH	5
TOOTHPATCH	10
TOPATO	6
TOPCLOTH	8
TOPCOAT	7
TOPHAT	6
TOPPO	5
TOTAL	5

AC x 2	AH x 1	AL x 3	AP x 1	AT x 6
CA x 14	CH x 10	CL x 4	CO x 11
HA x 8	HO x 8
LA x 7	LO x 7
OC x 4	OP x 1
PA x 7	PH x 4	PL x 2	PO x 7
TA x 12	TH x 1	TL x 1	TO x 11

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