September 17, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LL.

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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 September 17, 2023

words: 238
score: 1,300 pts
pangrams: 3
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 40
C x 80
L x 38
N x 25
O x 15
R x 12
T x 28

4L x 52
5L x 56
6L x 36
7L x 47
8L x 27
9L x 15
10L x 4
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	8	11	7	8	1	4	1	-	40
C	12	14	14	22	11	4	3	-	80
L	14	12	5	4	1	1	-	1	38
N	5	3	-	7	7	3	-	-	25
O	3	3	2	4	1	2	-	-	15
R	3	3	3	1	2	-	-	-	12
T	7	10	5	1	4	1	-	-	28
tot	52	56	36	47	27	15	4	1	238

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

debut appearances

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
ALAN	4
ALAR	4
ALCO	4
ALOC	4
ALOO	4
ALTA	4
ALTO	4
ANAL	4
CALL	4
CALO	4
CARL	4
CLAN	4
CLAT	4
CLOT	4
COAL	4
COLA	4
COLL	4
COLO	4
COLT	4
COOL	4
LALL	4
LALO	4
LANA	4
LANT	4
LATA	4
LOAN	4
LOCA	4
LOCO	4
LOLL	4
LONA	4
LOON	4
LOOT	4
LORN	4
LOTA	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NOLA	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
OLLA	4
ORAL	4
ORLO	4
ROLL	4
ROOL	4
ROTL	4
TALA	4
TALC	4
TALL	4
TOLA	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4

AC x 5	AL x 20	AN x 5	AO x 1	AR x 4	AT x 5
CA x 27	CL x 10	CO x 38	CR x 5
LA x 14	LL x 1	LO x 23
	LLA x 1
NA x 7	NO x 18
OC x 6	OL x 2	ON x 1	OR x 5	OT x 1
RA x 1	RO x 11
TA x 13	TL x 1	TO x 13	TR x 1

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