October 3, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 3, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 3, 2024, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for October 3, 2024

words: 250
score: 1,398 pts
pangrams: 7
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	4	6	7	8	11	tot
D	-	-	-	1	1	2
G	-	1	-	1	1	3
I	1	1	1	-	-	3
O	1	-	1	-	-	2
R	-	-	-	1	-	1
tot	2	2	2	3	2	11

debut appearances	6
previously disallowed debuts	1

DROGUING, GROUNDING, INGROUND, INROUNDING, ROUNDING, UNGROUNDING, UNROUNDING

word	length
GONIODORIDID	12
DINGDONGING	* 11
GRIDIRONING	* 11
UNGROUNDING	11	pangram
GODROONING	10
GONIODORID	10
INROUNDING	10	pangram
NONRUNNING	10
RONGORONGO	10
UNIGNORING	10
UNROUNDING	10	pangram
DOGGONING	9
GORGONIID	9
GROUNDING	9	pangram, debut
NOGODINID	9
NONDINING	9
NONGROUND	9
NONRIDING	9
UNDOGGING	9
UNGODDING	9
UNGORGING	9
DINGDONG	* 8
DOUNDOUN	8
DROGUING	8	pangram
DUGONGID	8
GORGONIN	8
GRIDIRON	* 8	debut
GROGGING	8
GROINING	8
IGNORING	8
IGORINID	8
INDIGOID	8
INGROUND	8	pangram
IODINING	8
NONDOING	8
NONDONOR	8
NONIONID	8
NONRIGID	8
NONROUND	8
NONUNION	8
NOODGING	8
ORIDONIN	8
RIODINID	8
RIRORIRO	8
ROUNDING	8	pangram, debut
RUNROUND	* 8
UNGROUND	8
UNIONING	8
UNIONOID	8
DODDING	7
DODGING	7
DOGGING	7
DONGING	7
DONNING	7
DOORING	7
DORIDID	7
DOUGONG	7
DRONING	7	debut
GIGUNDO	7
GIROING	7
GODDING	7
GODROON	7
GONGING	7
GOODING	7
GORDIID	7
GORGING	7
GOUDRON	7
GOUGING	7
GOUNDOU	7
GRUNION	7
INGOING	* 7
IRIDOID	7
IRONING	7
NODDING	7
NOGGING	7
NONDRUG	7
NONGOOD	7
NONIRON	7
NOONING	7
NOUNING	7
ODINIID	7
OGOGORO	7
OGONORI	7
OIDIOID	7
ONGOING	* 7
ONIGIRI	7
OROIDIN	7
OUNGING	7
RINGOID	7
RODDING	7
ROGUING	7
RONDINO	7
RORIDIN	7
ROUGING	7	debut, previously disallowed
UNDOING	7	debut
UNIONID	7
UNROUND	7
DIIRON	6
DIURON	6
DOODOO	6
DOUDOU	6
DRONGO	6
DRUGGO	6
DUGONG	6
DURION	6
DUROOD	6
GODORD	6
GONION	6
GOOGOO	6
GOOING	6
GOONDU	6
GORGIO	6
GORGON	6
GORING	6
GRIGIO	6
GRINGO	6
GROUND	6
GUIDON	6
GUNDOG	* 6
INDIGO	6
INDOIN	6
INDOOR	* 6
INIOID	6
NIGORI	6
NINONG	6
NOGGIN	6
NONDOG	6
NONGOD	6
NONION	6
NONODD	6
NONRUN	6
NORRIN	6
ONDING	6
ONNING	6
ONONIN	6
ORGING	6
ORIGIN	6
RIGOUR	6
RODING	6
ROGNON	6
UNGOOD	6
UNIOID	6
UNIRON	6
URODID	6
DIGON	5
DIGOR	5
DIION	5
DINGO	5
DINOI	5
DINOR	5
DIOID	5
DOGGO	5
DOING	5
DONOR	5
DORGI	5
DORID	5
DOUDU	5
DROID	5
DROOG	5
DUDOU	5
DUNNO	5
GIRON	5
GOING	5
GOODO	5
GORNO	5
GORRU	5
GOUND	5
GOURD	5
GROIN	5
GROUD	5
GUIDO	5
GUIRO	5
GUROO	5
INION	5
IRORI	5
NGONI	5
NIDOR	5
NINON	5
NONDO	5
NONNO	5
ODIID	5
ODOUR	5
OGGIN	5
ONING	5
ONION	5
ORIGO	5
RIGOR	5
RONDO	5
RONIN	5
ROUND	5
UNDOG	5
UNGOD	5
UNION	5
DIDO	4
DINO	4
DODD	4
DODO	4
DOGI	4
DOID	4
DONG	4
DOOD	4
DOON	4
DOOR	4
DORN	4
DORR	4
DORU	4
DOUR	4
DURO	4
GIRO	4
GODI	4
GOGO	4
GONG	4
GOOD	4
GOOG	4
GOON	4
GOOR	4
GOUD	4
GOUR	4
GROG	4
INGO	* 4
INRO	4
IRON	4
NODI	4
NOGO	4
NOIR	4
NONG	4
NONI	4
NONO	4
NOOG	4
NOON	4
NORI	4
NOUG	4
NOUN	4
ODOR	4
OGIN	4
ONGO	* 4
ONOI	4
OOID	4
ORDO	4
ORDU	4
OURN	4
ROID	4
ROND	4
ROOD	4
ROON	4
ROUN	4
UDON	4
UGGO	4
UNDO	4
UNIO	4

* compound(ish) word

DI x 13	DO x 30	DR x 6	DU x 7
GI x 4	GO x 37	GR x 12	GU x 5
IG x 2	IN x 11	IO x 1	IR x 4
NG x 1	NI x 4	NO x 39
OD x 4	OG x 4	OI x 1	ON x 9	OO x 1	OR x 7	OU x 2
RI x 5	RO x 17	RU x 1
UD x 1	UG x 1	UN x 20	UR x 1

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