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
October 18, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 18, 2020, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter ADINOPR
Spelling Bee for October 18, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter N: January 24, 2024
Center letter I: May 26, 2022
Center letter P: April 18, 2021

words: 276
score: 1,913 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 4
compounds: 6
bingo: yes

A x 60
D x 39
I x 11
N x 42
O x 13
P x 87
R x 24

5L x 97
6L x 70
7L x 53
8L x 36
9L x 9
10L x 8
11L x 2
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 28 14 11 5 1 1 - - 60
D 16 8 8 4 1 1 - 1 39
I 6 3 2 - - - - - 11
N 13 10 6 8 1 2 2 - 42
O 3 7 2 1 - - - - 13
P 23 20 20 15 5 4 - - 87
R 8 8 4 3 1 - - - 24
tot 97 70 53 36 9 8 2 1 276

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AD x 10 AI x 4 AN x 18 AP x 15 AR x 12
DA x 12 DI x 13 DO x 12 DR x 2
IA x 1 IN x 7 IO x 1 IR x 2
NA x 23 NI x 2 NO x 17
OI x 2 ON x 1 OO x 1 OP x 4 OR x 5
PA x 56 PI x 10 PO x 8 PR x 13
RA x 21 RI x 2 RO x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 1 - 1 - - 2
I - 1 - - - 1
O - 1 - - - 1
R - - - 1 1 2
tot 1 2 1 1 1 6

debut appearances 10
previously disallowed debuts 1

ANDROPODIA, DANAPAROID, DIPRIONIDIAN, NADROPARIN, NONPARANOID, NONRAPID, PADRONI, PANDORI, PANDORID, PANNARIOID, PANORPID, PANORPODID, PANORPOID, PARANODIN, PARANOID, PARAONID, PARIDON, PONIARD, PORANIID, PROPANIDID, PROPANOID, RAINDROP

word       length      
DIPRIONIDIAN 12 pangram
NONPARANOID 11 pangram
NONRIPARIAN 11
ANDROPODIA 10 pangram
DANAPAROID 10 pangram
NADROPARIN 10 pangram
NANNANDRIA 10
PANNARIOID 10 pangram
PANORPODID 10 pangram
PARNAPARIN 10
PROPANIDID 10 pangram
ARRIPIDID 9
DIANDRIAN 9
NANDINIID 9
PANDIONID 9
PANORPOID 9 pangram
PARANODIN 9 pangram
PARAPODIA 9
PROPANOID 9 pangram
RADIOIRON * 9
ANANDRIA 8
ANIONOID 8
ANIRIDIA 8
ANORDRIN 8
APIARIAN 8 debut, previously disallowed, disallowed elsewhere
DANIONIN 8
DARDARIN 8
DIAPRIID 8
DIPODAND 8
NANODROP 8
NANOROAD 8
NARAOIID 8
NONPIANO 8
NONRADAR 8
NONRADIO 8
NONRADON 8
NONRAPID 8 pangram
ORDINAND 8
PANDORID 8 pangram
PANNARIN 8
PANORPID 8 pangram
PAPIONIN 8
PARADROP 8
PARANOIA 8 debut
PARANOID 8 pangram, debut
PARAONID 8 pangram
PARAPARA 8
PARRANDA 8
PORANIID 8 pangram
PRONAPIN 8
PRONOIAI 8
PRONOIAR 8
PROPODIA 8
RAINDROP * 8 pangram, debut
RANARIAN 8
RIPARIAN 8
ADAPOID 7
AIRDROP * 7 debut
ANDIRON 7 debut
ANDROID 7 debut
ANNONIN 7
APADANA 7
APINOID 7
APIONID 7
APOPAIN 7
ARIONID 7
ARRIPID 7
DIANION 7
DIANOIA 7
DIARIAN 7
DIPNOAN 7
DIPORPA 7
DODDARD 7
DONNARD 7
DORADID 7
INRADII 7
IRIDIAN 7
NANDINA 7
NANOPOD 7
NANOROD 7
NONARID 7
NONPAID 7
NONROAD 7
OPPIDAN 7
ORARION 7
PADRONI 7 perfect pangram
PANDANI 7
PANDOOR 7
PANDORA 7
PANDORI 7 perfect pangram
PANDORO 7
PARADON 7
PARADOR 7
PARANDA 7
PARAPOD 7
PARIDON 7 perfect pangram
PARODOI 7
PIANINO 7
PIPPIAN 7
PONDIAN 7
PONIARD 7 perfect pangram
PRIDIAN 7
PRONAOI 7
PRONOIA 7
PROPRIA 7
RANDORI 7
RANINID 7
RAPPINI 7
RARIORA 7
ADAPID 6
ADROOP 6
ANAPID 6
ANDRON 6
ANNONA 6
ANODON 6
ANOPIA 6
APODIA 6
APODID 6
APONIA 6
APORIA 6
ARADID 6
ARDIAN 6
ARONIA 6
DAIRID 6
DANAID 6
DAPDAP 6
DIAPIR 6
DONAIR 6
DOODAD 6
DOODIA 6
DORADO 6 allowed elsewhere
INNARD 6
INROAD * 6 debut
IODIAN 6
NAIDID 6
NANDID 6
NANNAN 6
NANOID 6
NANORI 6
NARDOO 6
NINDAN 6
NONAID 6
NONAIR 6
NONPAR 6
ONROAD * 6
OORARI 6
OPPARI 6
OPPIDA 6
ORANDA 6
ORARIA 6
ORDAIN 6 debut
PANADA 6
PANADO 6
PANDAN 6
PANDAR 6
PANINI 6
PANINO 6
PAOPAO 6
PAPAIA 6
PAPAIN 6
PAPION 6
PAPPAD 6
PARDAO 6
PARDON 6
PARIAN 6
PINDAN 6
PINDAR 6
PIRANA 6
PODAND 6
PORINA 6
PRIAPI 6
RADIAD 6
RADIAN 6
RADION 6
RANDAN 6
RANOID 6
RAPINI 6
RIPRAP 6
ROPANI 6
AARON 5
ADDON * 5
ADDRA 5
ADORN 5
ADPAO 5
ADRAD 5
ADRIP 5
ADROP 5
AIDID 5
AINOI 5
AIRAN 5
ANANA 5
ANDRO 5
ANION 5
ANOIA 5
ANONA 5
APIAN 5
APIIN 5
APOID 5
APOOP 5
APPRO 5
APRON 5
ARARA 5
ARDOR 5
ARDRI 5
ARIID 5
AROAR 5
AROID 5
DAANA 5
DADDA 5
DAIRA 5
DANDA 5
DANDI 5
DANIO 5
DIDNA 5
DINAR 5
DINNA 5
DODAD 5
DOIRA 5
DONNA 5
DOONA 5
DORAD 5
DRAIN 5
DRAPA 5
IAIDO 5
INARI 5
INDAN 5
INDIA 5
INIAD 5
IRIAN 5
NADIR 5
NAIAD 5
NAIRA 5
NANNA 5
NAPOO 5
NAPPA 5
NARDO 5
NARRA 5
NIDDA 5
NONAD 5
NONDA 5
NONNA 5
NORIA 5
OIDIA 5
OIRAN 5
OPARA 5
PAIPO 5
PANDA 5
PANIN 5
PANIR 5
PANNI 5
PAPAD 5
PAPDI 5
PAPPI 5
PAPRI 5
PARDI 5
PARDO 5
PARID 5
PARRO 5
PIANO 5
PINDA 5
PINNA 5
PIPRA 5
PIRAI 5
PODIA 5
POPPA 5
PORIA 5
PRANA 5
PRIAN 5
RADAR 5
RADII 5
RADIO 5 debut
RADON 5
RAION 5
RANDO 5 allowed elsewhere
RANID 5
RAPID 5

* compound(ish) word

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