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October 28, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 28, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with EV.


Instructions

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center letter TDEFINV
Spelling Bee for October 28, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter V: December 4, 2023
Center letter F: October 1, 2022

words: 180
score: 1,020 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 5
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

D x 35
E x 23
F x 18
I x 30
N x 9
T x 50
V x 15

4L x 35
5L x 28
6L x 58
7L x 22
8L x 23
9L x 6
10L x 6
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
D 6 5 11 5 5 1 1 1 35
E 2 5 6 5 3 - 2 - 23
F 3 5 5 3 1 1 - - 18
I 1 3 9 4 6 3 3 1 30
N 4 1 3 - 1 - - - 9
T 16 8 20 1 4 1 - - 50
V 3 1 4 4 3 - - - 15
tot 35 28 58 22 23 6 6 2 180

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 19 DI x 16
ED x 3 EF x 1 EI x 1 EN x 5 ET x 3 EV x 10
EVE x 7 EVI x 3
FE x 11 FI x 7
ID x 2 IN x 28
NE x 5 NI x 4
TE x 23 TI x 26 TV x 1
VE x 10 VI x 5

cmp 5 7 8 tot
E - 2 1 3
I 1 - - 1
N - - 1 1
tot 1 2 2 5

plu 4 7 tot
E - 1 1
F 1 - 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 38

DEFINITIVE, EVENTIFIED, INDEFINITIVE

word       length      
DEIDENTIFIED 12
INDEFINITIVE 12 pangram
DEFINITIVE 10 pangram, debut
ETINTIDINE 10
EVENTIFIED 10 pangram
IDENTIFIED 10 debut
INDEFINITE 10 debut
INFINITIVE 10
DIFFIDENT 9 debut
FIENDETTE 9
INEVIDENT 9
INTENTIVE 9
INVENTIVE 9
TINTINNID 9
DEDENTED 8
DEFINITE 8 debut
DENETTED 8
DETENTED 8
DETINNED 8
ETIFENIN 8
EVENTIDE * 8 debut, disallowed elsewhere
EVENTIVE 8
FIENTIVE 8
INDENTED 8 debut
INEDITED 8
INFEFTED 8
INFINITE 8
INTENDED 8 debut
INVENTED 8 debut
NINETEEN * 8
TEINEITE 8
TIFFINED 8
TINNIENT 8
TVEITITE 8
VENITIVE 8
VETITIVE 8
VETIVENE 8
DENTINE 7
DETENTE 7 debut
DIETINE 7
DINETTE 7 debut
DITTIED 7
EDENITE 7
ENDFEET *  7
ENTENTE 7
EVETIDE * 7
EVIDENT 7 debut
FEINTED 7 debut
FETIDIN 7
FIFTEEN 7
INDITED 7
INVENIT 7
INVITED 7 debut
INVITEE 7
TEETEED 7
VEDETTE 7
VEENITE 7
VENTIVE 7
VIDETTE 7
DEDENT 6
DENNET 6
DENTED 6 debut
DENTIN 6 debut
DETENT 6
DIETED 6 debut
DINITE 6
DINNET 6
DINTED 6
DITTED 6
DIVINT 6
EDITED 6 debut
EFFETE 6
EIDENT 6
ENDITE 6
EVEITE 6
EVITED 6
FENITE 6
FENTIN 6
FINITE 6
FITTED 6 debut
FITTIE 6
INDENT 6 debut
INDITE 6
INFEFT 6
INTEIN 6
INTEND 6 debut
INTENT 6
INTINE 6
INVENT 6
INVITE 6
NETTED 6 debut
NETTIE 6
NITTED 6
TEDDED 6
TEENIE 6
TEETEE 6
TEEVEE 6
TENDED 6 debut
TENDIE 6
TENTED 6 debut
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TIDIED 6 debut
TIDIFE 6
TIFFED 6
TIFFIN 6
TIFTED 6
TINDED 6
TINEID 6
TINNED 6 debut
TINNIE 6
TINTED 6 debut
TITTED 6
VENTED 6 debut
VETTED 6 debut
VIDETE 6
VINTED 6
DENET 5
DETIN 5
DITIN 5
DITTI 5
DIVET 5
ENNET 5
ENTED 5
ETTEN 5
EVENT 5
EVITE 5
FEINT 5
FETED 5
FETID 5 debut
FETII 5
FIENT 5
IDENT 5
INFIT * 5
INNIT 5
NITID 5
TEIID 5
TEIND 5
TENET 5
TENNE 5
TIDED 5 debut
TIEND 5
TINED 5 debut
TITIN 5
VENTI 5
DEET 4
DEFT 4
DENT 4 debut
DIET 4 debut
DINT 4
DITT 4
EDIT 4 debut
EVET 4
FEET  4
FENT 4
FETE 4
INTI 4
NEET 4
NETI 4
NETT 4
NITE 4
TEED 4
TEEN 4
TEET 4
TEFF 4 allowed elsewhere
TEIN 4
TEND 4 debut
TENT 4
TETE 4
TIDE 4 debut
TIED 4 debut
TIFF 4
TIFT 4
TIND 4
TINE 4
TINT 4
TITI 4
VENT 4
VINT 4
VITE 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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