October 16, 2019: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 16, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for October 16, 2019

Related puzzles

Center letter R: October 26, 2018

words: 171
score: 745 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	-	-	-	1	-	1
C	-	1	1	-	-	2
F	1	1	-	-	-	2
R	-	2	-	-	1	3
tot	1	4	1	1	1	8

FACTORY

word	length
ROTORCRAFT	* 10
ARTYFARTY	* 9
ATTRACTOR	9
COROCOTTA	9
TATTARARA	9
TRACTATOR	9
CACATORY	8
CARROTTY	8
CARRYCOT	* 8
CATARACT	8
CATARAFT	8
COFACTOR	8
CROCOTTA	8
ROTATORY	8
TATARARA	8
TOCORORO	8
TRACTORY	8
ATTACCA	7
ATTRACT	7
CARCOAT	* 7
CARROTY	7	disallowed elsewhere
COACTOR	7	disallowed elsewhere
FACACTA	7
FACOCTA	7
FACTORY	7	perfect pangram
FOOTROT	* 7
ORATORY	7
RATATAT	* 7
ROOTROT	* 7
ROTATOR	7
TARATOR	7
TOCCATA	7
TRACTOR	7
ACATRY	6
ACTORY	6
CARROT	6
COARCT	6
COTTAR	6
CRAFTY	6
FACTOR	6
FATCAT	* 6
FORCAT	6
FRATRY	6
FRATTY	6
OCTROY	6
ORATOR	6
ROCOTO	6
ROTARY	6
TAAROF	6
TACTOR	6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
TOOART	6
TOTARA	6
TROCAR	6
TROTRO	6
YAOORT	6
ACTOR	5
AFOOT	5
AORTA	5
ATRAY	5
ATTAR	5
CARAT	5
CARTY	5
CATTY	5
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COOTY	5
COTTA	5
CRAFT	5
CROFT	5
FACTA	5
FACTO	5
FACTY	5
FARTY	5
FATTY	5
FOOTY	5
FORTY	5
FROOT	5
OTARY	5
OTTAR	5
RAFTY	5
RATTY	5
ROCTA	5
ROOTY	5
RORTY	5
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
TAFFY	5
TARAF	5
TAROC	5
TAROF	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATAC	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
TOATY	5
TOFFY	5
TORTA	5
TOTTY	5
TRACT	5
TRAFT	5
TRATT	5
TRAYF	5
TROAT	5
TROCO	5
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATTA	5
ACTA	4
AFTY	4
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
AYAT	4
CART	4
COAT	4
COFT	4
COOT	4
COTA	4
COTT	4
FACT	4
FART	4
FOOT	4
FORT	4
FRAT	4
FROT	4
OART	4
OATY	4
OCTA	4
OTOY	4
OTTO	4
RAFT	4
RATA	4
RATO	4
ROOT	4
RORT	4
ROTA	4
ROTO	4	disallowed elsewhere
RYOT	4
TACO	4
TACT	4
TAFT	4
TARO	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TAYO	4
TOAT	4
TOCO	4
TOFF	4
TOFT	4
TOOT	4
TORA	4
TORC	4
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTO	4
TOYO	4
TRAY	4
TROT	4
TROY	4
TYRO	4
YATT	4

* compound(ish) word

AC x 4	AF x 2	AO x 1	AR x 2	AT x 7	AY x 1
CA x 12	CO x 13	CR x 4
FA x 12	FO x 6	FR x 5
OA x 2	OC x 2	OR x 2	OT x 4
RA x 6	RO x 15	RY x 1
TA x 28	TO x 22	TR x 14	TY x 1
YA x 5

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