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August 20, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter TCILNOU
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023

words: 139
score: 988 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 12
bingo: yes

C x 32
I x 16
L x 12
N x 23
O x 24
T x 22
U x 10

5L x 40
6L x 34
7L x 25
8L x 18
9L x 10
10L x 9
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
C 9 6 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 32
I 4 4 2 1 2 3 - - - 16
L 5 3 3 1 - - - - - 12
N 4 4 6 3 2 4 - - - 23
O 3 8 4 6 2 1 - - - 24
T 10 7 2 2 1 - - - - 22
U 5 2 3 - - - - - - 10
tot 40 34 25 18 10 9 1 1 1 139

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 1 CL x 8 CO x 15 CU x 8
IC x 1 IL x 5 IN x 10
LI x 6 LO x 5 LU x 1
NI x 6 NO x 15 NU x 2
OC x 10 OI x 1 ON x 2 OO x 1 OT x 4 OU x 6
TI x 6 TO x 9 TU x 7
UL x 1 UN x 8 UT x 1
ULU x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 tot
C - 1 - 1 - 2
I 1 1 - - - 2
L - - 1 - - 1
O - 4 1 1 1 7
tot 1 6 2 2 1 12

debut appearances 2

COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT, LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC

word       length      
CINCT 5
CLINT 5
CLITIC 6
CLITION 7
CLITOCIN 8
CLOIT 5
CLONICOTONIC 12
CLOOT 5
CLOUT 5
COCONUT 7
COITION 7
COLITIC 7
COLLOCUTION 11 pangram
CONCOCT 7
CONCOCTION 10
CONTINUO 8
CONTO 5
COTILLION 9
COTILLON 8
COTTON 6
COUNIT 6
COUNT 5
COUNTOUT * 8
COUTIL 6
CULTI 5
CULTIC 6
CUNNILINCTION 13 pangram
CUTICLIN 8
CUTICULIN 9
CUTIN 5
CUTINITIC 9
CUTOUT * 6
ICTIC 5
ILLICIT 7
ILLINITION 10
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT * 6
ILLOCUTION 10 pangram
INCULT 6
INCUT * 5
INNIT 5
INOTOCIN 8
INTIL 5
INTINCTION 10
INTUIT 6
INTUITION 9
INUNCT 6
INUNCTION 9
LICIT 5
LINOCUT * 7 perfect pangram, debut
LINTOL 6
LITOTIC 7
LITTLUN 7
LITUI 5
LOCUTION 8 pangram, debut
LOLOT 5
LOTIC 5
LOTION 6
LOTTO 5
LUTINO 6
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NICOTINIC 9
NITIC 5
NITINOL 7
NITON 5
NOCTILUCIN 10 pangram
NOLITION 8
NONCOLITIC 10
NONCOTTON 9
NONCOUNT 8
NONCULT 7
NONCUT 6
NONITOL 7
NONOOLITIC 10
NONTIN 6
NONTONIC 8
NONTUITION 10
NONUNIT 7
NOOIT 5
NOTION 6
NUNTII 6
NUTIL 5
OCCULT 6
OCCULTIC 8
OCOTILLO 8
OCTIC 5
OCTILLION 9
OCTITOL 7
OCTLI 5
OCTOIC 6
OCTONION 8
OCTONIONIC 10
OILNUT * 6
ONCOTIC 7
ONTIC 5
OOLITIC 7
OTITIC 6
OTOCONIN 8
OTOLIN 6
OTOLITIC 8
OUTCLINIC * 9 pangram
OUTCON * 6
OUTCOOL * 7
OUTCOUNT * 8
OUTCUT * 6
OUTLOT * 6
TINCT 5
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
TITIN 5
TITLO 5
TITULI 6
TOCINO 6
TOITOI 6
TOLLON 6
TOLUIC 6
TOLUOL 6
TONIC 5
TONOI 5
TONTO 5
TOULOULOU 9
TUITION 7
TULOU 5
TUNIC 5
TUNICIN 7
TUTIN 5
TUTTI 5
TUTULI 6
ULUIT 5
UNCOLT 6
UNCOUNT 7
UNCTION 7
UNCUT 5
UNITION 7
UNLIT 5
UNTIL 5
UNTIN 5
UTILON 6

* compound(ish) word

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