Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
January 5, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2021, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter ICLNORY
Spelling Bee for January 5, 2021

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words: 146
score: 745 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
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

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
CORONIN 7
CRINION 7
CRIOLLO 7
CRYONIC 7
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

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