October 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from October 12, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AA.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for October 12, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter O: November 8, 2024
Center letter N: July 16, 2023
Center letter U: August 29, 2022
words: 294
score: 1,360 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
bingo: yes
A x 61
D x 56
N x 41
O x 21
R x 34
T x 71
U x 10
4L x 90
5L x 78
6L x 61
7L x 47
8L x 8
9L x 8
10L x 1
11L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
16
18
16
10
-
1
-
-
61
D
21
17
10
8
-
-
-
-
56
N
8
10
9
9
4
1
-
-
41
O
6
3
5
4
2
1
-
-
21
R
15
7
6
5
-
1
-
-
34
T
20
21
13
9
2
4
1
1
71
U
4
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
10
tot
90
78
61
47
8
8
1
1
294
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
7
9
10
tot
A
1
-
1
-
-
2
O
-
3
2
-
-
5
R
-
-
1
1
-
2
T
-
-
-
-
1
1
tot
1
3
4
1
1
10
ODOURANT, ROTUNDA , TAURODONT, TURNAROUND
A A RON
5
A DA D
4
A DA T
4
A DDA
4
A DDON
* 5
A DDRA
5
A DNA TA
6
A DNOUN
6
A DORA NT
7
A DORN
5
A DRA D
5
A NA N
4
A NA NA
5
A NA TTA
6
A NA TTO
6
A NDRO
5
A NDRON
6
A NNA
4
A NNA TTO
7
A NNONA
6
A NNOTA TOR
9
A NNOTTO
7
A NOA
4
A NODON
6
A NODONT
7
A NON
4
A NONA
5
A NTA
4
A NTRA
5
A NURA N
6
A ORTA
5
A OUDA D
6
A RA D
4
A RA RA
5
A RA TDA R
7
A RDOR
5
A RDOUR
6
A RNA
4
A RNA TTO
7
A RNOTTA
7
A RNOTTO
7
A RNUT
5
A ROA R
5
A ROUND
6
A ROURA
6
A RRA NT
6
A RURA
5
A TA R
4
A TA UNT
6
A TA UNTO
7
A TTA
4
A TTA R
5
A TTORN
6
A TUA
4
A UDA D
5
A UNT
4
A URA
4
A URA R
5
A URORA
6
A UTO
4
A UTORA D
* 7
DA A D
4
DA A NA
5
DA DA
4
DA DDA
5
DA DO
4
DA NA
4
DA ND
4
DA NDA
5
DA NTA
5
DA NTON
6
DA NTRON
7
DA RN
4
DA RR
4
DA RT
4
DA RUA N
6
DA TA
4
DA TO
4
DA TTO
5
DA TURA
6
DA UD
4
DA UNT
5
DA UNTON
7
DA UR
4
DA UT
4
DOA T
4
DODA D
5
DODDA RD
7
DODDA RT
7
DONA
4
DONA T
5
DONA TOR
7
newly disallowed
DONNA
5
DONNA RD
7
DOODA D
6
DOONA
5
DORA D
5
DORA DO
6
allowed elsewhere
DOTA R
5
DOTA RA
6
DOTA RD
6
DOUA R
5
DOURA
5
DOURA DA
7
DOUTA R
6
DRA NT
5
DRA T
4
DRA UNT
6
DUA D
4
disallowed elsewhere
DUA N
4
DUA R
4
DUA T
4
DUNNA RT
7
DURA
4
DURA NT
6
DURRA
5
DUTA R
5
NA A N
4
NA A T
4
NA DA
4
NA NA
4
NA NDOU
6
NA NDU
5
NA NNA
5
NA NNA N
6
NA NO
4
NA NOA RT
7
NA NODOT
7
NA NOROA D
8
NA NOROD
7
NA NTO
5
NA RD
4
NA RDO
5
NA RDOO
6
NA RRA
5
NA RRA TOR
8
NA RUTO
6
NA TA NT
6
NA TA TOR
7
NA TO
4
NA TRON
6
NA TTO
5
NA UNT
5
NONA D
5
NONA RT
6
NONA UTO
7
NONDA
5
NONNA
5
NONRA DA R
8
NONRA DON
8
NONRA T
6
NONROA D
7
NOTA
4
NOTA NDA
7
NOTA TOR
7
NURTURA NT
9
disallowed elsewhere
NUTA NT
6
NUTA TOR
7
OA RT
4
ODONA TA N
8
ODORA NT
7
newly disallowed
ODOURA NT
8
pangram
ONDA TRA
7
ONROA D
* 6
OOA A
4
ORA D
4
ORA NDA
6
ORA NT
5
ORA TOR
6
ORDA
4
ORDONNA NT
9
ORRA
4
OTTA R
5
OUTA
4
OUTA DD
* 6
OUTRA N
* 6
debut
OUTRA NT
* 7
OUTROA R
* 7
OUTTA
5
RA A D
4
RA DA
4
RA DA R
5
RA DON
5
RA ND
4
RA NDA N
6
RA NDO
5
allowed elsewhere
RA NDOT
6
RA NN
4
RA NT
4
RA TA
4
RA TA N
5
RA TA TA T
* 7
RA TO
4
RA TOON
6
RA TTA N
6
RA TTON
6
RA TTOON
7
RA TU
4
RA UN
4
ROA D
4
ROA N
4
ROA R
4
RONA
4
ROTA
4
ROTA N
5
ROTA ROD
7
ROTA TOR
7
ROTTA
5
ROTTA N
6
ROTUNDA
7
perfect pangram, debut
RUA N
4
RUA NA
5
RUNA ROUND
* 9
TA A N
4
TA DA
4
TA NA
4
TA NA DA R
7
TA NDA
5
TA NDA R
6
TA NDOOR
7
TA NNA
5
TA NNA DA R
8
TA NNOUR
7
TA NNUR
6
TA NOD
5
TA NRU
5
TA NTA RA
7
TA NTO
5
TA NTRA
6
TA RA DA
6
TA RA N
5
TA RA NTA RA
9
TA RA TA NTA RA
11
TA RA TOR
7
TA RD
4
TA RDO
5
TA RN
4
TA RO
4
TA ROT
5
TA RT
4
TA RTA N
6
TA RTA R
6
TA TA
4
TA TA RA
6
TA TA RA RA
8
TA TOO
5
TA TOU
5
TA TT
4
TA TTA
5
TA TTA RA RA
9
TA TTOO
6
TA TU
4
TA UA
4
TA UNT
5
TA UON
5
TA URODONT
9
pangram
TA UT
4
TOA D
4
TOA T
4
TONA
4
TONNA TO
7
TOOA RT
6
TORA
4
TORA N
5
TORA NA
6
TORNA DO
7
TORRA ND
7
TORTA
5
TOTA
4
TOTA RA
6
TOURONA UT
9
TRA D
4
TRA NT
5
TRA TT
5
TROA T
5
TRONA
5
TRUA NT
6
TUA N
4
TUA RT
5
TUA TA RA
7
TUNA
4
TUNDRA
6
TURNA ROUND
* 10
pangram, debut
TURRA
5
UDA ND
5
UNA DD
5
UNA DON
6
UNA DORN
7
UNA U
4
UNTA UT
6
URA D
4
URA NOA N
7
URA O
4
URNA
4
* compound(ish) word