August 20, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OT.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023
words: 189
score: 1,038 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 14
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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4
5
6
7
8
9
tot
C
-
-
1
-
1
-
2
I
1
1
1
-
-
-
3
L
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
O
1
-
4
1
1
1
8
tot
2
1
6
2
2
1
14
COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT , LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC
CUNNILINCT ION
13
pangram
CLONICOT ONIC
12
COLLOCUT ION
11
pangram
CONCOCT ION
10
ILLINIT ION
10
ILLOCUT ION
10
pangram
INT INCT ION
10
NOCT ILUCIN
10
pangram
NONCOLIT IC
10
NONOOLIT IC
10
NONT UIT ION
10
OCT ONIONIC
10
COT ILLION
9
CUT ICULIN
9
CUT INIT IC
9
INT UIT ION
9
INUNCT ION
9
NICOT INIC
9
NONCOT T ON
9
OCT ILLION
9
OUT CLINIC
* 9
pangram
T OULOULOU
9
CLIT OCIN
8
CONT INUO
8
COT ILLON
8
COUNT OUT
* 8
CUT ICLIN
8
INOT OCIN
8
LOCUT ION
8
pangram
NOLIT ION
8
NONCOUNT
8
NONT ONIC
8
OCCULT IC
8
OCOT ILLO
8
OCT ONION
8
OT OCONIN
8
OT OLIT IC
8
OUT COUNT
* 8
T INCT ION
8
T INNIT IC
8
CLIT ION
7
COCONUT
7
COIT ION
7
COLIT IC
7
CONCOCT
7
ILLICIT
7
ILLIT IC
7
LINOCUT
* 7
perfect pangram
LIT OT IC
7
LIT T LUN
7
NICOT IC
7
NICOT IN
7
NIT INOL
7
NONCULT
7
NONIT OL
7
NONUNIT
7
OCT IT OL
7
ONCOT IC
7
OOLIT IC
7
OUT COOL
* 7
T UIT ION
7
T UNICIN
7
UNCOUNT
7
UNCT ION
7
UNIT ION
7
CLIT IC
6
COT T ON
6
COUNIT
6
COUT IL
6
CULT IC
6
CUT OUT
* 6
ILLLIT
* 6
INCULT
6
INT UIT
6
INUNCT
6
LINT OL
6
LOT ION
6
LUT INO
6
NONCUT
6
NONT IN
6
NOT ION
6
NUNT II
6
OCCULT
6
OCT OIC
6
OILNUT
* 6
OT IT IC
6
OT OLIN
6
OUT CON
* 6
OUT CUT
* 6
OUT LOT
* 6
T IT ULI
6
T OCINO
6
T OIT OI
6
T OLLON
6
T OLUIC
6
T OLUOL
6
T UT ULI
6
UNCOLT
6
UT ILON
6
CINCT
5
CLINT
5
CLOIT
5
CLOOT
5
CLOUT
5
CONT O
5
COUNT
5
CULT I
5
CUT IN
5
ICT IC
5
INCUT
* 5
INNIT
5
INT IL
5
LICIT
5
LIT UI
5
LOLOT
5
LOT IC
5
LOT T O
5
NIT IC
5
NIT ON
5
NOOIT
5
NUT IL
5
OCT IC
5
OCT LI
5
ONT IC
5
T INCT
5
T IT IN
5
T IT LO
5
T ONIC
5
T ONOI
5
T ONT O
5
T ULOU
5
T UNIC
5
T UT IN
5
T UT T I
5
ULUIT
5
UNCUT
5
UNLIT
5
UNT IL
5
UNT IN
5
CLIT
4
CLOT
4
COLT
4
COOT
4
COT T
4
CUIT
4
CULT
4
ILOT
4
INT I
4
INT O
* 4
LILT
4
LINT
4
LIT U
4
LOOT
4
LOT I
4
LOUT
4
LUNT
4
NOIT
4
NOOT
4
NOT T
4
NOUT
4
OINT
4
ONCT
4
ONT O
* 4
OONT
4
OT IC
4
OT T O
4
T ILI
4
T ILL
4
T ILT
4
T INT
4
T IT I
4
T OCO
4
T OIL
4
T OIT
4
T OLL
4
T OLT
4
T OLU
4
T OOL
4
T OON
4
T OOT
4
T OT O
4
T OUN
4
T OUT
4
T UT U
4
ULT O
4
UNCT
4
UNIT
4
UNT O
4
UT IL
4
* compound(ish) word