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January 17, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 17, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TACHLOP
Spelling Bee for January 17, 2021

words: 197
score: 918 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 19
C x 48
H x 22
L x 19
O x 8
P x 30
T x 51

4L x 65
5L x 51
6L x 35
7L x 22
8L x 15
9L x 5
10L x 3
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 6 7 3 2 1 - - - 19
C 9 13 11 8 6 1 - - 48
H 6 4 5 1 3 1 2 - 22
L 5 8 4 1 - - - 1 19
O 3 1 - 3 1 - - - 8
P 10 7 5 4 1 3 - - 30
T 26 11 7 3 3 - 1 - 51
tot 65 51 35 22 15 5 3 1 197

CATCHPOLL, PHOTOCALL, POTLACH, POTLATCH

word       length      
ACOCOTL 7
ACTA 4
ACTOL 5
AHATA 5
ALLOPATH 8
ALLOT 5
ALTA 4
ALTHO 5
ALTO 4
APHTHA 6
ATALL 5
ATAP 4
ATLATL 6
ATOLL 5
ATOP 4
ATTA 4
ATTACCA 7
ATTACH 6
ATTAP 5
CACHALOT 8
CAHOOT 6
CALTHA 6
CAPOT 5
CAPTCHA 7
CATALO 6
CATALPA 7
CATALPOL 8
CATCALL 7
CATCH 5
CATCHALL 8
CATCHPOLL 9 pangram
CATH 4
CATLAP 6
CATTALO 7
CHAAT 5
CHALLOT 7
CHALLOTH 8
CHALOT 6
CHALOTH 7
CHAPATA 7
CHAT 4
CHATPATA 8
CHATTA 6
CHOTA 5
CHOTT 5
CLAT 4
CLATCH 6
CLOOT 5
CLOT 4
CLOTH 5
CLOTPOLL 8
COACT 5 disallowed elsewhere
COALPOT 7
COAPT 5
COAT 4
COATH 5
COLT 4
COOLTH 6
COOPT 5
COOT 4
COOTCH 6
COPLOT 6
COTA 4
COTCH 5
COTT 4
COTTA 5
COTTAH 6
HAAT 4
HALACHOT 8
HALACHOTH 9
HALLOT 6
HALLOTH 7
HALT 4
HATCH 5
HATH 4
HATHA 5
HATTA 5
HATTAH 6
HOLOPHOTAL 10
HOLT 4
HOOT 4
HOOTCH 6
HOTCH 5
HOTCHA 6
HOTCHPOT 8
HOTCHPOTCH 10
HOTPATCH 8
HOTPOT 6
HOTT 4
LACTOCOCCAL 11
LACTOL 6
LAPCAT 6
LAPTA 5
LAPTOP 6
LATA 4
LATAH 5
LATCH 5
LATH 4
LOATH 5
LOLCAT 6
LOLOT 5
LOOPTOP 7
LOOT 4
LOTA 4
LOTAH 5
LOTH 4
LOTTA 5
LOTTO 5
OATH 4
OCTA 4
OCTAL 5
OCTALOOP 8
OCTAPLA 7
OCTOPAL 7
OPHTHAL 7
OTTO 4
PACT 4
PACTA 5
PALATAL 7
PATACA 6
PATCH 5
PATCHCOAT 9
PATH 4
PATO 4
PATOLA 6
PATOOT 6
PHAT 4
PHOT 4
PHOTO 5
PHOTOCALL 9 pangram
PHOTOCHOP 9
PHTHALO 7
PLACCAT 7
PLAT 4
PLOAT 5
PLOT 4
POLT 4
POOT 4
POTATO 6
POTCH 5
POTLACH 7 perfect pangram
POTLATCH 8 pangram
POTOO 5
POTT 4
POTTAH 6
POTTO 5
TACH 4
TACO 4
TACT 4
TAHA 4
TAHO 4
TALA 4
TALC 4
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLOT 6
TAPA 4
TAPACOLO 8
TAPALO 6
TAPAO 5
TAPPA 5
TATA 4
TATAC 5
TATH 4
TATHATA 7
TATOO 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTOO 6
THAA 4
THAT 4
THATCH 6
TLACO 5
TOAT 4
TOCCATA 7
TOCO 4
TOHO 4
TOLA 4
TOLAH 5
TOLL 4
TOLT 4
TOOL 4
TOOLPATH 8
TOOT 4
TOOTH 5
TOOTHPATCH 10
TOPATO 6
TOPCLOTH 8
TOPCOAT 7
TOPH 4
TOPHAT 6
TOPO 4
TOPPO 5
TOTA 4
TOTAL 5
TOTO 4

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