October 29, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 29, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 29, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IL.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for October 29, 2020

words: 241
score: 1,283 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 14
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

E x 14
I x 31
L x 49
N x 42
O x 18
T x 62
W x 25

4L x 51
5L x 35
6L x 84
7L x 37
8L x 22
9L x 9
10L x 3

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
E	-	2	5	4	3	-	-	14
I	6	7	12	2	1	2	1	31
L	13	5	17	8	4	2	-	49
N	7	4	14	7	7	2	1	42
O	4	4	6	3	-	1	-	18
T	14	12	18	10	5	2	1	62
W	7	1	12	3	2	-	-	25
tot	51	35	84	37	22	9	3	241

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

EI x 1	EL x 2	EN x 7	EO x 1	ET x 3
II x 1	IL x 5	IN x 21	IO x 3	IT x 1
ILL x 4	ILO x 1
LE x 9	LI x 28	LO x 11	LW x 1
NE x 8	NI x 11	NO x 23
OE x 2	OI x 3	OL x 4	ON x 5	OO x 1	OT x 2	OW x 1
TE x 9	TI x 18	TO x 20	TW x 15
WE x 6	WI x 17	WO x 2

cmp	4	5	6	7	8	tot
I	1	2	3	-	-	6
L	-	-	-	1	-	1
N	-	-	1	1	1	3
O	-	-	1	1	-	2
T	-	-	-	1	-	1
W	-	-	-	1	-	1
tot	1	2	5	5	1	14

plu	4	5	tot
O	1	-	1
T	1	1	2
tot	2	1	3

debut appearances

TOWLINE

word	length
EITELITE	8
ELININ	6
ELITE	5
ENLIT	5
ENTITLE	7
ENTITLEE	8
ENTOIL	6
ENTWIN	6
ENTWINE	7	debut
ENTWITE	7
EOLIENNE	8
ETIOLIN	7
ETOILE	6
ETOLIN	6
IIWI	4
ILLINITION	10
ILLITE	6
ILLLIT	* 6
ILLO	4
ILOT	4
INEE	4
INION	5
INLET	* 5
INLINE	* 6
INNELITE	8
INNIE	5
INNIT	5
INOTILONE	9
INTEIN	6
INTEL	5
INTENT	6
INTENTION	9
INTI	4
INTIL	5
INTINE	6
INTITLE	7
INTO	* 4
INTONE	6
INTOWN	* 6
INTWINE	7
INWIT	* 5
IOLITE	6
IONENE	6
IONONE	6
ITOITE	6
LEINT	5
LEITEITE	8
LENIENT	7
LENITE	6
LENITION	8
LENOI	5
LENTIL	6
LEONINE	7	debut
LEONITE	7
LIEN	4
LIENEE	6
LILL	4
LILO	4
LILT	4
LINE	4
LINELET	7
LINEN	5
LINENETTE	9
LININ	5
LINN	4
LINNET	6	allowed elsewhere
LINNOW	6
LINO	4
LINOLEIN	8
LINT	4
LINTEL	6
LINTIE	6
LINTOL	6
LINTONITE	9
LION	4
LIONEL	6
LIONET	6
LIOTTITE	8
LITE	4
LITTEN	6
LITTLE	6
LITTLIE	7
LOEWITE	7
LOIN	4
LOLINE	6
LONNIN	6
LOOIE	5
LOONIE	6	debut
LOOTIE	6
LOTI	4
LOTION	6
LOWEITE	7
LOWLINE	* 7
LWEI	4
NEINEI	6
NELENITE	8
NEOLITE	7
NEOTENIN	8
NETI	4
NETTIE	6
NEWIE	5
NEWLINE	* 7
NIELLI	6
NIELLO	6
NILL	4
NINE	4
NINEIN	6
NINETEEN	* 8
NINON	5
NITE	4
NITINOL	7
NITON	5
NITWIT	* 6
NOIL	4
NOIT	4
NOLITION	8
NOLLIE	6
NONELITE	8
NONETTI	7
NONI	4
NONILL	6
NONILLION	9
NONION	6
NONITOL	7
NONLINEN	8
NONNIE	6
NONOIL	6
NONTIN	6
NONTITLE	8
NONTOILET	9
NONTOTIENT	10
NONTWIN	7
NONWINE	7
NOOIT	5
NOONIE	6
NOTION	6
OENIN	5
OENITE	6
OILLET	6
OILWELL	* 7
OINT	4
OLEIN	5
OLENITE	7
OLIO	4
OLLIE	5	debut
ONEILLITE	9
ONION	5
ONLINE	* 6	debut
ONOI	^† 4
ONONIN	6
OOLITE	6
OTOLIN	6
OTOLITE	7
OWIE	4
TEENIE	6
TEEWIT	6
TEIL	4
TEIN	4
TEINEITE	8
TELLIN	6
TELOI	5
TENTIE	6
TEWIT	5
TILE	4
TILI	4
TILL	4
TILLET	6
TILLITE	7
TILLOW	6
TILT	4
TINE	4
TINNIE	6
TINNIENT	8
TINT	4
TITI	4
TITIN	5
TITIWI	6
TITLE	5
TITLENE	7
TITLO	5
TITTLE	6
TOIL	4
TOILE	5	debut
TOILET	6	debut
TOILETTE	8	debut
TOILINET	8
TOILINETTE	10
TOIT	4
TOITOI	6
TOLLIE	6
TONI	^† 4
TONITE	6
TONOI	^† 5
TONTINE	7
TOOELEITE	9
TOOLIE	6
TOONIE	6
TOTIENT	7
TOWIE	5
TOWLINE	* 7	perfect pangram, debut
TOWNIE	6	debut
TWEENIE	7
TWILIT	6
TWILITTEN	9
TWILL	5
TWILT	5
TWIN	4
TWINE	5	debut
TWINNIE	7
TWINNITE	8
TWIT	4
TWITE	5
TWITTEN	7
TWONIE	6
TWOONIE	7
TWOTINO	7
WEENIE	6
WEILITE	7
WELINITE	8
WELLIE	6
WETLINE	* 7
WETTIE	6
WIENIE	6
WILE	4
WILIWILI	8
WILL	4
WILLET	6
WILLIE	6
WILLOW	6
WILT	4
WINE	4
WINN	4
WINNET	6
WINNOW	6
WINO	4
WINTLE	6
WITE	4
WITTITE	7
WITTOL	6
WOOLIE	6
WOWIE	5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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