January 5, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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.
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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 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| C | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| debut appearances | 2 |
CORNICYLL, CORNILY, NONLYRIC
| word | length | |||
| COLOCOLONIC | 11 | |||
| NONCYCLONIC | 11 | |||
| ILICICOLIN | 10 | |||
| NONCOLONIC | 10 | |||
| COLOCOLIC | 9 | |||
| CONCYCLIC | 9 | |||
| CORNICYLL | 9 | pangram | ||
| CORONILLO | 9 | |||
| CRIOCONIC | 9 | |||
| NONCYCLIC | 9 | |||
| NONICONIC | 9 | |||
| NONILLION | 9 | |||
| NONIRONIC | 9 | |||
| RICINOLIC | 9 | |||
| CINCINNI | † 8 | |||
| COCYCLIC | 8 | |||
| CORONION | 8 | |||
| CROCONIC | 8 | |||
| CRYOCOIL | 8 | |||
| CYCLICLY | 8 | |||
| CYCLONIC | 8 | |||
| LORICRIN | 8 | |||
| NONIONIC | 8 | |||
| NONLYRIC | 8 | pangram | ||
| ORILLION | 8 | |||
| RIRORIRO | 8 | |||
| CICINNI | † 7 | |||
| COCRICO | 7 | |||
| COLICIN | 7 | |||
| COLONIC | 7 | |||
| CORNILY | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| CORONIN | 7 | |||
| CRINION | 7 | |||
| CRIOLLO | 7 | |||
| CRYONIC | 7 | debut | ||
| LOONILY | 7 | |||
| NONIRON | 7 | |||
| NONOILY | 7 | |||
| NONYLIC | 7 | |||
| ONICOLO | 7 | |||
| ORCINOL | 7 | |||
| ORILLON | 7 | |||
| RICINIC | 7 | |||
| CLINIC | 6 | |||
| CLONIC | 6 | |||
| COCCIC | 6 | |||
| COILIN | 6 | |||
| COLONI | 6 | |||
| COOLIO | 6 | |||
| CORINO | 6 | |||
| CORNIC | 6 | |||
| CORNIN | 6 | |||
| CORRIN | 6 | |||
| CROCIN | 6 | |||
| CYCLIC | 6 | |||
| CYCLIN | 6 | |||
| ICONIC | 6 | |||
| ILICIN | 6 | |||
| IRONIC | 6 | |||
| LIONLY | 6 | |||
| LONNIN | 6 | |||
| NOCINO | 6 | |||
| NONILL | 6 | |||
| NONION | 6 | |||
| NONOIL | 6 | |||
| NORRIN | 6 | |||
| OILILY | 6 | |||
| ONIONY | 6 | |||
| ONONIN | 6 | |||
| CILLY | 5 | |||
| CIRCI | † 5 | |||
| CIRIO | 5 | |||
| CIRRI | † 5 | |||
| COCCI | † 5 | |||
| COILY | 5 | |||
| COION | 5 | |||
| COLIC | 5 | |||
| COLIN | 5 | |||
| CONIC | 5 | |||
| CORNI | 5 | |||
| CROCI | † 5 | |||
| CRYIC | 5 | |||
| CYCLI | 5 | |||
| CYNIC | 5 | |||
| ICILY | 5 | |||
| ILOOY | 5 | |||
| INION | 5 | |||
| IONIC | 5 | |||
| IRONY | 5 | |||
| IRORI | 5 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINNY | 5 | |||
| LOCIN | 5 | |||
| LYRIC | 5 | |||
| NINNY | 5 | |||
| NINON | 5 | |||
| NOILY | 5 | |||
| NONIC | 5 | |||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| ORCIN | 5 | |||
| RICIN | 5 | |||
| ROILY | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| RONIN | 5 | |||
| RORIC | 5 | |||
| YONIC | 5 | |||
| CILL | 4 | |||
| CION | 4 | |||
| CIRL | 4 | |||
| COIL | 4 | |||
| COIN | 4 | |||
| COIR | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| COLI | 4 | |||
| CONI | 4 | |||
| CRIN | 4 | |||
| ICON | 4 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| INLY | 4 | |||
| INNY | 4 | |||
| INRO | 4 | |||
| IRON | 4 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINO | 4 | |||
| LINY | 4 | |||
| LION | 4 | |||
| LOCI | † 4 | |||
| LOIN | 4 | |||
| LOIR | 4 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NOIL | 4 | |||
| NOIR | 4 | |||
| NONI | 4 | |||
| NORI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| OILY | 4 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| ONOI | † 4 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RILY | 4 | |||
| RIYO | 4 | |||
| ROIL | 4 | |||
| YILL | 4 | |||
| YIRR | 4 | |||
| YONI | 4 |
† plural noun