January 19, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 19, 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.
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 L: May 3, 2024Center letter C: May 8, 2023
Center letter K: May 17, 2022
words: 126
score: 589 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 7
bingo: yes
A x 17
B x 25
C x 19
F x 18
I x 10
K x 26
L x 11
4L x 38
5L x 34
6L x 25
7L x 11
8L x 15
9L x 3
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| C | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 19 |
| F | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 |
| I | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| K | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 26 |
| L | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 11 |
| tot | 38 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 126 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
BACKFILL
| word | length | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ABACI | † 5 | |||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| AIBIKA | 6 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALALIC | 6 | |||
| ALBIC | 5 | |||
| ALCAIC | 6 | |||
| ALFAIA | 6 | |||
| ALFAKI | 6 | |||
| ALFIL | 5 | |||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| ALIF | 4 | |||
| ALKALI | 6 | |||
| ALKALIC | 7 | |||
| BACILLI | † 7 | |||
| BACKBILL | 8 | |||
| BACKFILL | 8 | pangram | ||
| BAICAI | 6 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BAILIFF | 7 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BALALAIKA | 9 | |||
| BALALAIKI | † 9 | |||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BIALKALI | 8 | |||
| BIBB | 4 | |||
| BIBI | 4 | |||
| BIBLICAL | 8 | |||
| BIFACIAL | 8 | |||
| BIFF | 4 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| BILK | 4 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BILLBACK | 8 | |||
| BLICK | 5 | |||
| BLIK | 4 | |||
| CABALIC | 7 | |||
| CABBALIC | 8 | |||
| CACIK | 5 | |||
| CAFFILA | 7 | |||
| CAFILA | 6 | |||
| CALCIC | 6 | |||
| CALCIFIC | 8 | |||
| CALIF | 5 | |||
| CALLI | 5 | |||
| CIBAI | 5 | |||
| CICALA | 6 | |||
| CIFAL | 5 | |||
| CILIA | † 5 | |||
| CILIAL | 6 | |||
| CILL | 4 | |||
| CLAIK | 5 | |||
| CLICK | 5 | |||
| CLICKA | 6 | |||
| CLIFF | 5 | |||
| FACIA | 5 | |||
| FACIAL | 6 | |||
| FAIK | 4 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FALCIAL | 7 | |||
| FIFI | 4 | |||
| FIKA | 4 | |||
| FILA | 4 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FILICAL | 7 | |||
| FILICIC | 7 | |||
| FILK | 4 | |||
| FILL | 4 | |||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| FLAKI | 5 | |||
| FLIC | 4 | |||
| FLICFLAC | 8 | |||
| FLICK | 5 | |||
| IFIL | 4 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIA | † 4 | |||
| ILIAC | 5 | |||
| ILIACAL | 7 | |||
| ILIACI | † 6 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| ILKA | 4 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| ILLICIA | 7 | |||
| KABBALIC | 8 | |||
| KAFI | 4 | |||
| KAFILA | 6 | |||
| KAIF | 4 | |||
| KAIK | 4 | |||
| KAIKAI | 6 | |||
| KAIKI | 5 | |||
| KAIL | 4 | |||
| KAKI | 4 | |||
| KALBI | 5 | |||
| KALI | 4 | |||
| KIACK | 5 | |||
| KIBBI | 5 | |||
| KIBLA | 5 | |||
| KICK | 4 | |||
| KICKBACK | 8 | |||
| KICKBALL | 8 | |||
| KIKI | 4 | |||
| KILA | 4 | |||
| KILIKIKI | 8 | |||
| KILIL | 5 | |||
| KILK | 4 | |||
| KILL | 4 | |||
| KILLICK | 7 | |||
| KLICK | 5 | |||
| KLIK | 4 | |||
| LABIA | † 5 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LACCIC | 6 | |||
| LAIC | 4 | |||
| LAICAL | 6 | |||
| LAIK | 4 | |||
| LAIKA | 5 | |||
| LICK | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILAC | 5 | |||
| LILL | 4 |
† plural noun