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
May 24, 2021 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 24, 2021, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TA.


Instructions

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center letter IACLOPT
Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021

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Center letter P: July 2, 2022

words: 74
score: 406 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 3
bingo: yes

A x 7
C x 16
I x 4
L x 9
O x 6
P x 18
T x 14

4L x 20
5L x 20
6L x 9
7L x 14
8L x 8
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 2 3 1 - - - 1 7
C 3 5 2 4 2 - - 16
I 1 1 1 1 - - - 4
L 4 2 2 - 1 - - 9
O 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 6
P 4 6 - 5 2 1 - 18
T 5 2 2 3 2 - - 14
tot 20 20 9 14 8 2 1 74

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 2 AI x 1 AL x 1 AP x 1 AT x 2
CA x 6 CI x 2 CL x 1 CO x 7
IL x 2 IO x 1 IT x 1
LA x 3 LI x 4 LO x 2
OC x 3 OL x 1 OP x 2
PA x 4 PI x 9 PL x 1 PO x 4
TA x 7 TI x 4 TO x 3
TAC x 3 TAI x 2 TAL x 1 TAP x 1

debut appearances 9
newly disallowed words 1 apical

APOLITICAL, CAPITOL, OCCIPITAL, OPTICAL, POLITICAL, TOPICAL

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACAI 4
AIOLI 5
ALIT 4
APOLITICAL 10 pangram, debut
ATILT 5
ATTIC 5
CACTI 5
CALICO 6
CAPICOLA 8 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CAPITAL 7 debut
CAPITOL 7 perfect pangram, debut
CATTAIL 7
CIAO 4
CILIA 5
CLIP 4
COATI 5
COATTAIL 8
COCCI 5
COIL 4
COITAL 6
COLIC 5
COPILOT 7
ILIAC 5
ILLICIT 7
IOTA 4
ITALIC 6
LACTIC 6
LAIC 4
LAICAL 6
LICIT 5
LILAC 5
LILT 4
LIPO 4
LOCI 4
LOLLIPOP 8
OCCIPITAL 9 pangram, debut
OCOTILLO 8 disallowed elsewhere
OCTOPI 6
OLIO 4
OPTIC 5
OPTICAL 7 perfect pangram, debut
PAIL 4
PALATIAL 8
PAPILLA 7
PATIO 5
PICA 4
PICCATA 7
PICCOLO 7
PICOT 5
PILL 4
PILOT 5
PIPIT 5
PITA 4
PITAPAT 7
PLAIT 5
POLIO 5
POLITIC 7
POLITICAL 9 pangram, debut
POLITICO 8
TACIT 5
TACTIC 6
TACTICAL 8
TAIL 4
TAILCOAT 8
TALI 4
TAPIOCA 7 debut
TILAPIA 7
TILL 4
TILT 4
TIPTOP 6
TOIL 4
TOPIC 5
TOPICAL 7 perfect pangram, debut

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