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May 24, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 24, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OP.


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center letter IACLOPT
Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021

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Center letter P: July 2, 2022

words: 316
score: 1,950 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 6
plurals: 12
bingo: yes

A x 44
C x 58
I x 21
L x 38
O x 27
P x 81
T x 47

4L x 62
5L x 62
6L x 66
7L x 57
8L x 32
9L x 18
10L x 9
11L x 3
12L x 4
13L x 2
14L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 tot
A 6 6 14 7 4 4 1 - 2 - - 44
C 7 12 13 10 9 4 1 2 - - - 58
I 6 7 3 5 - - - - - - - 21
L 12 6 5 6 5 1 2 - - 1 - 38
O 2 3 6 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 27
P 18 18 15 17 6 6 1 - - - - 81
T 11 10 10 7 4 2 2 - 1 - - 47
tot 62 62 66 57 32 18 9 3 4 2 1 316

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AC x 9 AI x 2 AL x 11 AP x 14 AT x 7
CA x 27 CI x 9 CL x 4 CO x 18
IC x 5 IL x 12 IO x 1 IP x 1 IT x 2
LA x 15 LI x 16 LO x 7
OC x 11 OI x 2 OL x 1 OO x 1 OP x 5 OT x 7
OPA x 1 OPI x 1 OPT x 3
PA x 23 PI x 36 PL x 8 PO x 13 PT x 1
TA x 21 TI x 13 TO x 13

plu 4 5 6 8 10 tot
C - 3 - 1 - 4
I 1 - 1 - - 2
L 1 - - - 1 2
O - - 1 1 - 2
P 1 - - - - 1
T 1 - - - - 1
tot 4 3 2 2 1 12

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
ACAI 4
ACATALLACTIC 12
ACOCIL 6
ACOPIA 6
ACOPIC 6
ACOPTIC 7
ACTI 4
AILLT 5
AIOLI 5
ALACTIC 7
ALALIA 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALIPTA 6
ALIT 4
ALLIACOL 8
ALLOIC 6
ALLOLALIA 9
ALLOTOPIC 9 pangram
ALTI 4
APALLIC 7
APATITIC 8
APIC 4
APICAL 6 newly disallowed
APICOPALATAL 12 pangram
APIO 4
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
CAPI 4
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
CIAO 4
CICALA 6
CILIA  5
CILIAL 6
CILIOLA 7
CILL 4
CIPPI 5
CITAL 5
CITOLA 6
CLIP 4
CLIT 4
CLITIC 6
CLOIT 5
COAITA 6
COALPIT 7 perfect pangram
COALTIT 7
COATI 5
COATTAIL 8
COCCI  5
COCCIC 6
COIL 4
COITAL 6
COLI 4
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
ILIA  4
ILIAC 5
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI  6
ILIAL 5
ILLICIA 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT 6
ILLO 4
ILOT 4
IOTA 4
IPIL 4
ITAL 4
ITALIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACCOLITIC 10
LACTIC 6
LACTICOL 8
LACTITOL 8
LACTOCOCCI  10
LAIC 4
LAICAL 6
LAIT 4
LAPACTIC 8
LAPILLI 7
LAPTI 5
LATI 4
LATITAT 7
LATITIC 7
LIAO 4
LICIT 5
LILA 4
LILAC 5
LILL 4
LILO 4
LILT 4
LIPA 4
LIPCOAT 7 perfect pangram
LIPIC 5
LIPO 4
LIPOAPOPTOTIC 13 pangram
LIPOIC 6
LITAI 5
LITOTIC 7
LITOTICAL 9
LOCALIC 7
LOCI  4
LOLITA 6
LOLLIPOP 8
LOOPTAIL 8
LOTI 4
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
OLIO 4
OOLITIC 7
OPALIC 6
OPILIO 6
OPTIC 5
OPTICAL 7 perfect pangram, debut
OPTOCOLLIC 10
OTIC 4
OTICOOCCIPITAL 14 pangram
OTITIC 6
OTOCCIPITAL 11 pangram
OTOLITIC 8
OTOOCCIPITAL 12 pangram
OTOTOPICAL 10 pangram
PAIL 4
PAILA 5
PAIPO 5
PALATIAL 8
PALATIC 7
PALI 4
PALILALIA 9
PALILALIC 9
PALLIA 6
PALLIAL 7
PALPI 5
PALPOCIL 8
PAOCAI 6
PAOLI 5
PAPAIA 6
PAPALOI 7
PAPI 4
PAPILIO 7
PAPILLA 7
PAPPI 5
PATIA 5
PATIO 5
PATOLLI 7
PIAI 4
PIAL 4
PIAPIAC 7
PICA 4
PICALILLI 9
PICCALILLI 10
PICCATA 7
PICCOLI 7
PICCOLO 7
PICI 4
PICO 4
PICOT 5
PICOTA 6
PICOTITIC 9
PICOTTA 7
PILA 4
PILI  4
PILL 4
PILOT 5
PILOTI 6
PIOPIO 6
PIOT 4
PIPA 4
PIPAL 5
PIPI 4
PIPIPI 6
PIPIT 5
PITA 4
PITAPAT 7
PITCOAL 7 perfect pangram
PITI 4
PITO 4
PITOT 5
PITPAT 6
PITTA 5
PITTACAL 8
PLACIT 6
PLACITA 7
PLACTIC 7
PLAIT 5
PLICA 5
PLICAL 6
PLIP 4
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
TAIL 4
TAILCOAT 8
TAIPO 5
TAIT 4
TALAIOT 7
TALAIOTIC 9
TALI  4
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
TILI 4
TILIA 5
TILL 4
TILT 4
TIPCAT 6
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere
TIPITI 6
TIPTOP 6
TITI 4
TITLO 5
TOIL 4
TOIT 4
TOITOI 6
TOOLTIP 7
TOPI 4
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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