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August 20, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter TCILNOU
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023

words: 190
score: 1,039 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 14
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

cmp 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

plu 4 5 6 tot
N - - 1 1
T 1 1 - 2
tot 1 1 1 3

debut appearances 2

COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT, LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC

word       length      
CUNNILINCTION 13 pangram
CLONICOTONIC 12
COLLOCUTION 11 pangram
CONCOCTION 10
ILLINITION 10
ILLOCUTION 10 pangram
INTINCTION 10
NOCTILUCIN 10 pangram
NONCOLITIC 10
NONOOLITIC 10
NONTUITION 10
OCTONIONIC 10
COTILLION 9
CUTICULIN 9
CUTINITIC 9
INTUITION 9
INUNCTION 9
NICOTINIC 9
NONCOTTON 9
OCTILLION 9
OUTCLINIC * 9 pangram
TOULOULOU 9
CLITOCIN 8
CONTINUO 8
COTILLON 8
COUNTOUT * 8
CUTICLIN 8
INOTOCIN 8
LOCUTION 8 pangram, debut
NOLITION 8
NONCOUNT 8
NONTONIC 8
OCCULTIC 8
OCOTILLO 8
OCTONION 8
OTOCONIN 8
OTOLITIC 8
OUTCOUNT * 8
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
CLITION 7
COCONUT 7
COITION 7
COLITIC 7
CONCOCT 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LINOCUT * 7 perfect pangram, debut
LITOTIC 7
LITTLUN 7
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NITINOL 7
NONCULT 7
NONITOL 7
NONUNIT 7
OCTITOL 7
ONCOTIC 7
OOLITIC 7
OUTCOOL * 7
TUITION 7
TUNICIN 7
UNCOUNT 7
UNCTION 7
UNITION 7
CLITIC 6
COTTON 6
COUNIT 6
COUTIL 6
CULTIC 6
CUTOUT * 6
ILLLIT * 6
INCULT 6
INTUIT 6
INUNCT 6
LINTOL 6
LOTION 6
LUTINO 6
NONCUT 6
NONTIN 6
NOTION 6
NUNTII  6
OCCULT 6
OCTOIC 6
OILNUT * 6
OTITIC 6
OTOLIN 6
OUTCON * 6
OUTCUT * 6
OUTLOT * 6
TITULI 6
TOCINO 6
TOITOI 6
TOLLON 6
TOLUIC 6
TOLUOL 6
TUTULI 6
UNCOLT 6
UTILON 6
CINCT 5
CLINT 5
CLOIT 5
CLOOT 5
CLOUT 5
CONTO 5
COUNT 5
CULTI 5
CUTIN 5
ICTIC 5
INCUT * 5
INNIT 5
INTIL 5
LICIT 5
LITUI 5
LOLOT 5
LOTIC 5
LOTTO 5
NITIC 5
NITON 5
NOOIT 5
NUTIL 5
OCTIC 5
OCTLI 5
ONTIC 5
TINCT 5
TITIN 5
TITLO 5
TONIC 5
TONOI  5
TONTO 5
TULOU 5
TUNIC 5
TUTIN 5
TUTTI 5
ULUIT 5
UNCUT 5
UNLIT 5
UNTIL 5
UNTIN 5
CLIT 4
CLOT 4
COLT 4
COOT 4
COTT 4
CUIT 4
CULT 4
ILOT 4
INTI 4
INTO * 4
LILT 4
LINT 4
LITU 4
LOOT 4
LOTI 4
LOUT 4
LUNT 4
NOIT 4
NOOT 4
NOTT 4
NOUT 4
OINT 4
ONCT 4
ONTO * 4
OONT 4
OTIC 4
OTTO 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TINT 4
TITI 4
TOCO 4
TOIL 4
TOIT 4
TOLL 4
TOLT 4
TOLU 4
TONI  4
TOOL 4
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TOTO 4
TOUN 4
TOUT 4
TUTU 4
ULTO 4
UNCT 4
UNIT 4
UNTO 4
UTIL 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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