October 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 12, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Center letter N: July 16, 2023Center letter U: August 29, 2022
words: 294
score: 1,360 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| R | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| T | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| plu | 4 | 6 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | 1 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 3 | |
| newly disallowed words | 2 | donator, odorant |
ODOURANT, ROTUNDA, TAURODONT, TURNAROUND
| word | length | |||
| TARATANTARA | 11 | |||
| TURNAROUND | * 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| ANNOTATOR | 9 | |||
| NURTURANT | 9 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ORDONNANT | 9 | |||
| RUNAROUND | * 9 | |||
| TARANTARA | 9 | |||
| TATTARARA | 9 | |||
| TAURODONT | 9 | pangram | ||
| TOURONAUT | 9 | |||
| NANOROAD | 8 | |||
| NARRATOR | 8 | |||
| NONRADAR | 8 | |||
| NONRADON | 8 | |||
| ODONATAN | 8 | |||
| ODOURANT | 8 | pangram | ||
| TANNADAR | 8 | |||
| TATARARA | 8 | |||
| ADORANT | 7 | |||
| ANNATTO | 7 | |||
| ANNOTTO | 7 | |||
| ANODONT | 7 | |||
| ARATDAR | 7 | |||
| ARNATTO | 7 | |||
| ARNOTTA | 7 | |||
| ARNOTTO | 7 | |||
| ATAUNTO | 7 | |||
| AUTORAD | * 7 | |||
| DANTRON | 7 | |||
| DAUNTON | 7 | |||
| DODDARD | 7 | |||
| DODDART | 7 | |||
| DONATOR | 7 | newly disallowed | ||
| DONNARD | 7 | |||
| DOURADA | 7 | |||
| DUNNART | 7 | |||
| NANOART | 7 | |||
| NANODOT | 7 | |||
| NANOROD | 7 | |||
| NATATOR | 7 | |||
| NONAUTO | 7 | |||
| NONROAD | 7 | |||
| NOTANDA | 7 | |||
| NOTATOR | 7 | |||
| NUTATOR | 7 | |||
| ODORANT | 7 | newly disallowed | ||
| ONDATRA | 7 | |||
| OUTRANT | * 7 | |||
| OUTROAR | * 7 | |||
| RATATAT | * 7 | |||
| RATTOON | 7 | |||
| ROTAROD | 7 | |||
| ROTATOR | 7 | |||
| ROTUNDA | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| TANADAR | 7 | |||
| TANDOOR | 7 | |||
| TANNOUR | 7 | |||
| TANTARA | 7 | |||
| TARATOR | 7 | |||
| TONNATO | 7 | |||
| TORNADO | 7 | |||
| TORRAND | 7 | |||
| TUATARA | 7 | |||
| UNADORN | 7 | |||
| URANOAN | 7 | |||
| ADNATA | † 6 | |||
| ADNOUN | 6 | |||
| ANATTA | 6 | |||
| ANATTO | 6 | |||
| ANDRON | 6 | |||
| ANNONA | 6 | |||
| ANODON | 6 | |||
| ANURAN | 6 | |||
| AOUDAD | 6 | |||
| ARDOUR | 6 | |||
| AROUND | 6 | |||
| AROURA | 6 | |||
| ARRANT | 6 | |||
| ATAUNT | 6 | |||
| ATTORN | 6 | |||
| AURORA | 6 | |||
| DANTON | 6 | |||
| DARUAN | 6 | |||
| DATURA | 6 | |||
| DOODAD | 6 | |||
| DORADO | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| DOTARA | 6 | |||
| DOTARD | 6 | |||
| DOUTAR | 6 | |||
| DRAUNT | 6 | |||
| DURANT | 6 | |||
| NANDOU | 6 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NARDOO | 6 | |||
| NARUTO | 6 | |||
| NATANT | 6 | |||
| NATRON | 6 | |||
| NONART | 6 | |||
| NONRAT | 6 | |||
| NUTANT | 6 | |||
| ONROAD | * 6 | |||
| ORANDA | 6 | |||
| ORATOR | 6 | |||
| OUTADD | * 6 | |||
| OUTRAN | * 6 | debut | ||
| RANDAN | 6 | |||
| RANDOT | 6 | |||
| RATOON | 6 | |||
| RATTAN | 6 | |||
| RATTON | 6 | |||
| ROTTAN | 6 | |||
| TANDAR | 6 | |||
| TANNUR | 6 | |||
| TANTRA | 6 | |||
| TARADA | 6 | |||
| TARTAN | 6 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TATARA | 6 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| TOOART | 6 | |||
| TORANA | 6 | |||
| TOTARA | 6 | |||
| TRUANT | 6 | |||
| TUNDRA | 6 | |||
| UNADON | 6 | |||
| UNTAUT | 6 | |||
| AARON | 5 | |||
| ADDON | * 5 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADORN | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANDRO | 5 | |||
| ANONA | 5 | |||
| ANTRA | 5 | |||
| AORTA | 5 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARDOR | 5 | |||
| ARNUT | 5 | |||
| AROAR | 5 | |||
| ARURA | 5 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| AUDAD | 5 | |||
| AURAR | 5 | |||
| DAANA | 5 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DANDA | 5 | |||
| DANTA | 5 | |||
| DATTO | 5 | |||
| DAUNT | 5 | |||
| DODAD | 5 | |||
| DONAT | 5 | |||
| DONNA | 5 | |||
| DOONA | 5 | |||
| DORAD | 5 | |||
| DOTAR | 5 | |||
| DOUAR | 5 | |||
| DOURA | 5 | |||
| DRANT | 5 | |||
| DURRA | 5 | |||
| DUTAR | 5 | |||
| NANDU | 5 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NANTO | 5 | |||
| NARDO | 5 | |||
| NARRA | 5 | |||
| NATTO | 5 | |||
| NAUNT | 5 | |||
| NONAD | 5 | |||
| NONDA | 5 | |||
| NONNA | 5 | |||
| ORANT | 5 | |||
| OTTAR | 5 | |||
| OUTTA | 5 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RADON | 5 | |||
| RANDO | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| RATAN | 5 | |||
| ROTAN | 5 | |||
| ROTTA | 5 | |||
| RUANA | 5 | |||
| TANDA | 5 | |||
| TANNA | 5 | |||
| TANOD | 5 | |||
| TANRU | 5 | |||
| TANTO | 5 | |||
| TARAN | 5 | |||
| TARDO | 5 | |||
| TAROT | 5 | |||
| TATOO | 5 | |||
| TATOU | 5 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TAUNT | 5 | |||
| TAUON | 5 | |||
| TORAN | 5 | |||
| TORTA | 5 | |||
| TRANT | 5 | |||
| TRATT | 5 | |||
| TROAT | 5 | |||
| TRONA | 5 | |||
| TUART | 5 | |||
| TURRA | 5 | |||
| UDAND | 5 | |||
| UNADD | 5 | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADAT | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANOA | 4 | |||
| ANON | 4 | |||
| ANTA | 4 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARNA | 4 | |||
| ATAR | 4 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| ATUA | 4 | |||
| AUNT | 4 | |||
| AURA | 4 | |||
| AUTO | 4 | |||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADO | 4 | |||
| DANA | 4 | |||
| DAND | 4 | |||
| DARN | 4 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DART | 4 | |||
| DATA | † 4 | |||
| DATO | 4 | |||
| DAUD | 4 | |||
| DAUR | 4 | |||
| DAUT | 4 | |||
| DOAT | 4 | |||
| DONA | 4 | |||
| DRAT | 4 | |||
| DUAD | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| DUAN | 4 | |||
| DUAR | 4 | |||
| DUAT | 4 | |||
| DURA | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NAAT | 4 | |||
| NADA | 4 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANO | 4 | |||
| NARD | 4 | |||
| NATO | 4 | |||
| NOTA | 4 | |||
| OART | 4 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| ORAD | 4 | |||
| ORDA | 4 | |||
| ORRA | 4 | |||
| OUTA | 4 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RAND | 4 | |||
| RANN | 4 | |||
| RANT | 4 | |||
| RATA | 4 | |||
| RATO | 4 | |||
| RATU | 4 | |||
| RAUN | 4 | |||
| ROAD | 4 | |||
| ROAN | 4 | |||
| ROAR | 4 | |||
| RONA | 4 | |||
| ROTA | 4 | |||
| RUAN | 4 | |||
| TAAN | 4 | |||
| TADA | 4 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| TARD | 4 | |||
| TARN | 4 | |||
| TARO | 4 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TATU | 4 | |||
| TAUA | 4 | |||
| TAUT | 4 | |||
| TOAD | 4 | |||
| TOAT | 4 | |||
| TONA | 4 | |||
| TORA | 4 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TRAD | 4 | |||
| TUAN | 4 | |||
| TUNA | 4 | |||
| UNAU | 4 | |||
| URAD | 4 | |||
| URAO | 4 | |||
| URNA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun