January 5, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with NI.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
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Center letter Y: May 13, 2024Center letter R: November 18, 2022
words: 146
score: 745 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
plurals: 8
bingo: yes
C x 59
I x 17
L x 18
N x 25
O x 12
R x 11
Y x 4
4L x 41
5L x 36
6L x 26
7L x 17
8L x 12
9L x 10
10L x 2
11L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| C | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 59 |
| I | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| L | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 |
| N | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| O | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| R | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| Y | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| tot | 41 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 146 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CI x 9 | CL x 2 | CO x 32 | CR x 10 | CY x 6 |
| IC x 3 | IL x 5 | IN x 4 | IO x 1 | IR x 4 |
| LI x 10 | LO x 7 | LY x 1 | ||
| NI x 3 | NO x 22 | |||
| NIL x 1 | NIN x 2 | |||
| OI x 2 | OL x 1 | ON x 5 | OR x 4 | |
| RI x 7 | RO x 4 | |||
| YI x 2 | YO x 2 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| C | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
CORNICYLL, CORNILY, NONLYRIC
| word | length | |||
| CICINNI | † 7 | |||
| CILL | 4 | |||
| CILLY | 5 | |||
| CINCINNI | † 8 | |||
| CION | 4 | |||
| CIRCI | † 5 | |||
| CIRIO | 5 | |||
| CIRL | 4 | |||
| CIRRI | † 5 | |||
| CLINIC | 6 | |||
| CLONIC | 6 | |||
| COCCI | † 5 | |||
| COCCIC | 6 | |||
| COCRICO | 7 | |||
| COCYCLIC | 8 | |||
| COIL | 4 | |||
| COILIN | 6 | |||
| COILY | 5 | |||
| COIN | 4 | |||
| COION | 5 | |||
| COIR | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| COLI | 4 | |||
| COLIC | 5 | |||
| COLICIN | 7 | |||
| COLIN | 5 | |||
| COLOCOLIC | 9 | |||
| COLOCOLONIC | 11 | |||
| COLONI | 6 | |||
| COLONIC | 7 | |||
| CONCYCLIC | 9 | |||
| CONI | 4 | |||
| CONIC | 5 | |||
| COOLIO | 6 | |||
| CORINO | 6 | |||
| CORNI | 5 | |||
| CORNIC | 6 | |||
| CORNICYLL | 9 | pangram | ||
| CORNILY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| CORNIN | 6 | |||
| CORONILLO | 9 | |||
| CORONIN | 7 | |||
| CORONION | 8 | |||
| CORRIN | 6 | |||
| CRIN | 4 | |||
| CRINION | 7 | |||
| CRIOCONIC | 9 | |||
| CRIOLLO | 7 | |||
| CROCI | † 5 | |||
| CROCIN | 6 | |||
| CROCONIC | 8 | |||
| CRYIC | 5 | |||
| CRYOCOIL | 8 | |||
| CRYONIC | 7 | |||
| CYCLI | 5 | |||
| CYCLIC | 6 | |||
| CYCLICLY | 8 | |||
| CYCLIN | 6 | |||
| CYCLONIC | 8 | |||
| CYNIC | 5 | |||
| ICILY | 5 | |||
| ICON | 4 | |||
| ICONIC | 6 | |||
| ILICICOLIN | 10 | |||
| ILICIN | 6 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| ILOOY | 5 | |||
| INION | 5 | |||
| INLY | 4 | |||
| INNY | 4 | |||
| INRO | 4 | |||
| IONIC | 5 | |||
| IRON | 4 | |||
| IRONIC | 6 | |||
| IRONY | 5 | |||
| IRORI | 5 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINNY | 5 | |||
| LINO | 4 | |||
| LINY | 4 | |||
| LION | 4 | |||
| LIONLY | 6 | |||
| LOCI | † 4 | |||
| LOCIN | 5 | |||
| LOIN | 4 | |||
| LOIR | 4 | |||
| LONNIN | 6 | |||
| LOONILY | 7 | |||
| LORICRIN | 8 | |||
| LYRIC | 5 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NINNY | 5 | |||
| NINON | 5 | |||
| NOCINO | 6 | |||
| NOIL | 4 | |||
| NOILY | 5 | |||
| NOIR | 4 | |||
| NONCOLONIC | 10 | |||
| NONCYCLIC | 9 | |||
| NONCYCLONIC | 11 | |||
| NONI | 4 | |||
| NONIC | 5 | |||
| NONICONIC | 9 | |||
| NONILL | 6 | |||
| NONILLION | 9 | |||
| NONION | 6 | |||
| NONIONIC | 8 | |||
| NONIRON | 7 | |||
| NONIRONIC | 9 | |||
| NONLYRIC | 8 | pangram | ||
| NONOIL | 6 | |||
| NONOILY | 7 | |||
| NONYLIC | 7 | |||
| NORI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| NORRIN | 6 | |||
| OILILY | 6 | |||
| OILY | 4 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| ONICOLO | 7 | |||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| ONIONY | 6 | |||
| ONOI | † 4 | |||
| ONONIN | 6 | |||
| ORCIN | 5 | |||
| ORCINOL | 7 | |||
| ORILLION | 8 | |||
| ORILLON | 7 | |||
| RICIN | 5 | |||
| RICINIC | 7 | |||
| RICINOLIC | 9 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RILY | 4 | |||
| RIRORIRO | 8 | |||
| RIYO | 4 | |||
| ROIL | 4 | |||
| ROILY | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| RONIN | 5 | |||
| RORIC | 5 | |||
| YILL | 4 | |||
| YIRR | 4 | |||
| YONI | 4 | |||
| YONIC | 5 |
† plural noun