January 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

January 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 9, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IL.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for January 9, 2021

Related puzzles

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

words: 259
score: 1,259 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 24	AT x 8
CA x 18	CI x 7	CL x 16	CO x 25
IC x 1	IL x 13	IT x 2
ILA x 1	ILI x 5	ILK x 1	ILL x 5	ILO x 1
KA x 6	KI x 13	KL x 2	KO x 6
LA x 25	LI x 12	LO x 22
OC x 4	OI x 2	OL x 3	OO x 2	OT x 1
TA x 21	TI x 9	TL x 1	TO x 7

debut appearances

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
ALCO	4
ALCOLOCK	8
ALCOOL	6
ALIT	4
ALKALI	6
ALKALIC	7
ALKALOTIC	9	pangram
ALLIACOL	8
ALLOIC	6
ALLOLALIA	9
ALLOT	5
ALOC	4
ALOLL	5
ALOO	4
ALTA	4
ALTI	4
ALTILIK	7
ALTO	4
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
CALK	4
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLALOO	8
CALLI	5
CALLOO	6
CALO	4
CATALATIC	9
CATALLACTIC	11
CATALO	6
CATCALL	7
CATTAIL	7
CATTALO	7
CICALA	6
CILIA	5
CILIAL	6
CILIOLA	7
CILL	4
CITAL	5
CITOLA	6
CLACK	5
CLACKA	6
CLAIK	5
CLAT	4
CLICK	5
CLICKA	6
CLICKO	6
CLIT	4
CLITIC	6
CLOACA	6
CLOACAL	7
CLOAK	5
CLOCK	5
CLOIT	5
CLOOT	5
CLOT	4
COAL	4
COALA	5
COALTIT	7
COATTAIL	8	debut
COCAL	5
COCCAL	6
COCKAL	6
COCKTAIL	8	pangram, debut
COIL	4
COITAL	6	debut
COLA	4
COLI	4
COLIC	5
COLICAL	7
COLITA	6
COLITIC	7
COLL	4
COLLA	5
COLLOCAL	8
COLO	4
COLOCOLIC	9
COLOCOLO	8
COLT	4
COOL	4
COOLIO	6
ICTAL	5
ILALA	5
ILIA	4
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	6
ILIAL	5
ILKA	4
ILLICIA	7
ILLICIT	7
ILLITIC	7
ILLLIT	6
ILLO	4
ILOT	4
ITAL	4
ITALIC	6
KAIL	4
KALI	4
KALLALOO	8
KALO	4
KALOOKI	7
KATAL	5
KICKTAIL	8
KILA	4
KILIKIKI	8
KILIKITI	8
KILIL	5
KILK	4
KILL	4
KILLICK	7
KILLOCK	7
KILO	4
KILOCAL	7
KILOKATAL	9
KILT	4
KLICK	5
KLIK	4
KOALA	5
KOLA	4
KOLAK	5
KOLK	4
KOLO	4
KOLOA	5
LACCIC	6
LACCOLITIC	10
LACK	4
LACKALL	7
LACTIC	6
LACTICOL	8
LACTITOL	8
LACTOCOCCAL	11
LACTOCOCCI	10
LACTOL	6
LAIC	4
LAICAL	6
LAIK	4
LAIKA	5
LAIT	4
LAKATOI	7
LALL	4
LALO	4
LATA	4
LATAKIA	7
LATI	4
LATIK	5
LATITAT	7
LATITIC	7
LATKA	5
LIAO	4
LICIT	5
LICK	4
LILA	4
LILAC	5
LILIKOI	7
LILL	4
LILO	4
LILT	4
LITAI	5
LITOTIC	7
LITOTICAL	9
LOCA	4
LOCAL	5
LOCALIC	7
LOCAO	5
LOCI	4
LOCK	4
LOCKTAIL	8	pangram
LOCO	4
LOKAO	5
LOLCAT	6
LOLITA	6
LOLL	4
LOLOT	5
LOOK	4
LOOKIT	6
LOOT	4
LOTA	4
LOTI	4
LOTIC	5
LOTOKO	6
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
OCOTILLO	8	disallowed elsewhere
OCTAL	5
OCTITOL	7
OCTLI	5
OIKOCLITIC	10
OILCOAT	7
OLIO	4
OLLA	4
OLLOCK	6
OOLAK	5
OOLITIC	7
OTOLITIC	8
TACALCITOL	10
TACTICAL	8
TAIL	4
TAILCOAT	8	debut
TALA	4
TALAIOT	7
TALAIOTIC	9
TALAK	5
TALC	4
TALI	4
TALIK	5
TALK	4
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLIT	6	allowed elsewhere
TALLITOT	8
TALLOT	6
TALOOK	6
TALOOKA	7
TATKAL	6
TICAL	5
TILAK	5
TILAKA	6
TILI	4
TILIA	5
TILKA	5
TILL	4
TILT	4
TITLO	5
TLACO	5
TOIL	4
TOLA	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOLKIT	7
TOTAL	5

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