October 18, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 18, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AI.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter N: January 24, 2024Center letter I: May 26, 2022
Center letter P: April 18, 2021
words: 356
score: 1,993 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 4
compounds: 6
bingo: yes
A x 75
D x 52
I x 13
N x 54
O x 18
P x 107
R x 37
4L x 80
5L x 97
6L x 70
7L x 53
8L x 36
9L x 9
10L x 8
11L x 2
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 15 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 75 |
| D | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 52 |
| I | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| N | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 54 |
| O | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| P | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 107 |
| R | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 37 |
| tot | 80 | 97 | 70 | 53 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 356 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AD x 12 | AI x 4 | AN x 22 | AP x 19 | AR x 17 |
| AID x 1 | AIN x 1 | AIR x 2 | |||
| DA x 20 | DI x 15 | DO x 14 | DR x 3 | ||
| IA x 1 | IN x 8 | IO x 2 | IR x 2 | ||
| NA x 33 | NI x 4 | NO x 17 | |||
| OI x 2 | ON x 2 | OO x 2 | OP x 4 | OR x 8 | |
| PA x 69 | PI x 14 | PO x 8 | PR x 16 | ||
| RA x 29 | RI x 3 | RO x 5 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| debut appearances | 10 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
ANDROPODIA, DANAPAROID, DIPRIONIDIAN, NADROPARIN, NONPARANOID, NONRAPID, PADRONI, PANDORI, PANDORID, PANNARIOID, PANORPID, PANORPODID, PANORPOID, PARANODIN, PARANOID, PARAONID, PARIDON, PONIARD, PORANIID, PROPANIDID, PROPANOID, RAINDROP
| word | length | |||
| DIPRIONIDIAN | 12 | pangram | ||
| NONPARANOID | 11 | pangram | ||
| NONRIPARIAN | 11 | |||
| ANDROPODIA | 10 | pangram | ||
| DANAPAROID | 10 | pangram | ||
| NADROPARIN | 10 | pangram | ||
| NANNANDRIA | 10 | |||
| PANNARIOID | 10 | pangram | ||
| PANORPODID | 10 | pangram | ||
| PARNAPARIN | 10 | |||
| PROPANIDID | 10 | pangram | ||
| ARRIPIDID | 9 | |||
| DIANDRIAN | 9 | |||
| NANDINIID | 9 | |||
| PANDIONID | 9 | |||
| PANORPOID | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARANODIN | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARAPODIA | 9 | |||
| PROPANOID | 9 | pangram | ||
| RADIOIRON | * 9 | |||
| ANANDRIA | 8 | |||
| ANIONOID | 8 | |||
| ANIRIDIA | 8 | |||
| ANORDRIN | 8 | |||
| APIARIAN | 8 | debut, previously disallowed, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| DANIONIN | 8 | |||
| DARDARIN | 8 | |||
| DIAPRIID | 8 | |||
| DIPODAND | 8 | |||
| NANODROP | 8 | |||
| NANOROAD | 8 | |||
| NARAOIID | 8 | |||
| NONPIANO | 8 | |||
| NONRADAR | 8 | |||
| NONRADIO | 8 | |||
| NONRADON | 8 | |||
| NONRAPID | 8 | pangram | ||
| ORDINAND | 8 | |||
| PANDORID | 8 | pangram | ||
| PANNARIN | 8 | |||
| PANORPID | 8 | pangram | ||
| PAPIONIN | 8 | |||
| PARADROP | 8 | |||
| PARANOIA | 8 | debut | ||
| PARANOID | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| PARAONID | 8 | pangram | ||
| PARAPARA | 8 | |||
| PARRANDA | 8 | |||
| PORANIID | 8 | pangram | ||
| PRONAPIN | 8 | |||
| PRONOIAI | 8 | |||
| PRONOIAR | 8 | |||
| PROPODIA | 8 | |||
| RAINDROP | * 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| RANARIAN | 8 | |||
| RIPARIAN | 8 | |||
| ADAPOID | 7 | |||
| AIRDROP | * 7 | debut | ||
| ANDIRON | 7 | debut | ||
| ANDROID | 7 | debut | ||
| ANNONIN | 7 | |||
| APADANA | 7 | |||
| APINOID | 7 | |||
| APIONID | 7 | |||
| APOPAIN | 7 | |||
| ARIONID | 7 | |||
| ARRIPID | 7 | |||
| DIANION | 7 | |||
| DIANOIA | 7 | |||
| DIARIAN | 7 | |||
| DIPNOAN | 7 | |||
| DIPORPA | 7 | |||
| DODDARD | 7 | |||
| DONNARD | 7 | |||
| DORADID | 7 | |||
| INRADII | 7 | |||
| IRIDIAN | 7 | |||
| NANDINA | 7 | |||
| NANOPOD | 7 | |||
| NANOROD | 7 | |||
| NONARID | 7 | |||
| NONPAID | 7 | |||
| NONROAD | 7 | |||
| OPPIDAN | 7 | |||
| ORARION | 7 | |||
| PADRONI | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PANDANI | 7 | |||
| PANDOOR | 7 | |||
| PANDORA | 7 | |||
| PANDORI | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PANDORO | 7 | |||
| PARADON | 7 | |||
| PARADOR | 7 | |||
| PARANDA | 7 | |||
| PARAPOD | 7 | |||
| PARIDON | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PARODOI | 7 | |||
| PIANINO | 7 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| PONDIAN | 7 | |||
| PONIARD | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PRIDIAN | 7 | |||
| PRONAOI | 7 | |||
| PRONOIA | 7 | |||
| PROPRIA | 7 | |||
| RANDORI | 7 | |||
| RANINID | 7 | |||
| RAPPINI | 7 | |||
| RARIORA | 7 | |||
| ADAPID | 6 | |||
| ADROOP | 6 | |||
| ANAPID | 6 | |||
| ANDRON | 6 | |||
| ANNONA | 6 | |||
| ANODON | 6 | |||
| ANOPIA | 6 | |||
| APODIA | 6 | |||
| APODID | 6 | |||
| APONIA | 6 | |||
| APORIA | 6 | |||
| ARADID | 6 | |||
| ARDIAN | 6 | |||
| ARONIA | 6 | |||
| DAIRID | 6 | |||
| DANAID | 6 | |||
| DAPDAP | 6 | |||
| DIAPIR | 6 | |||
| DONAIR | 6 | |||
| DOODAD | 6 | |||
| DOODIA | 6 | |||
| DORADO | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| INNARD | 6 | |||
| INROAD | * 6 | debut | ||
| IODIAN | 6 | |||
| NAIDID | 6 | |||
| NANDID | 6 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NANOID | 6 | |||
| NANORI | 6 | |||
| NARDOO | 6 | |||
| NINDAN | 6 | |||
| NONAID | 6 | |||
| NONAIR | 6 | |||
| NONPAR | 6 | |||
| ONROAD | * 6 | |||
| OORARI | 6 | |||
| OPPARI | 6 | |||
| OPPIDA | 6 | |||
| ORANDA | 6 | |||
| ORARIA | 6 | |||
| ORDAIN | 6 | debut | ||
| PANADA | 6 | |||
| PANADO | 6 | |||
| PANDAN | 6 | |||
| PANDAR | 6 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PANINO | 6 | |||
| PAOPAO | 6 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PAPION | 6 | |||
| PAPPAD | 6 | |||
| PARDAO | 6 | |||
| PARDON | 6 | |||
| PARIAN | 6 | |||
| PINDAN | 6 | |||
| PINDAR | 6 | |||
| PIRANA | 6 | |||
| PODAND | 6 | |||
| PORINA | 6 | |||
| PRIAPI | 6 | |||
| RADIAD | 6 | |||
| RADIAN | 6 | |||
| RADION | 6 | |||
| RANDAN | 6 | |||
| RANOID | 6 | |||
| RAPINI | 6 | |||
| RIPRAP | 6 | |||
| ROPANI | 6 | |||
| AARON | 5 | |||
| ADDON | * 5 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADORN | 5 | |||
| ADPAO | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ADRIP | 5 | |||
| ADROP | 5 | |||
| AIDID | 5 | |||
| AINOI | 5 | |||
| AIRAN | 5 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANDRO | 5 | |||
| ANION | 5 | |||
| ANOIA | 5 | |||
| ANONA | 5 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| APOID | 5 | |||
| APOOP | 5 | |||
| APPRO | 5 | |||
| APRON | 5 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARDOR | 5 | |||
| ARDRI | 5 | |||
| ARIID | 5 | |||
| AROAR | 5 | |||
| AROID | 5 | |||
| DAANA | 5 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DAIRA | 5 | |||
| DANDA | 5 | |||
| DANDI | 5 | |||
| DANIO | 5 | |||
| DIDNA | 5 | |||
| DINAR | 5 | |||
| DINNA | 5 | |||
| DODAD | 5 | |||
| DOIRA | 5 | |||
| DONNA | 5 | |||
| DOONA | 5 | |||
| DORAD | 5 | |||
| DRAIN | 5 | |||
| DRAPA | 5 | |||
| IAIDO | 5 | |||
| INARI | 5 | |||
| INDAN | 5 | |||
| INDIA | 5 | |||
| INIAD | 5 | |||
| IRIAN | 5 | |||
| NADIR | 5 | |||
| NAIAD | 5 | |||
| NAIRA | 5 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NAPOO | 5 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NARDO | 5 | |||
| NARRA | 5 | |||
| NIDDA | 5 | |||
| NONAD | 5 | |||
| NONDA | 5 | |||
| NONNA | 5 | |||
| NORIA | 5 | |||
| OIDIA | 5 | |||
| OIRAN | 5 | |||
| OPARA | 5 | |||
| PAIPO | 5 | |||
| PANDA | 5 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANIR | 5 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PAPAD | 5 | |||
| PAPDI | 5 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PAPRI | 5 | |||
| PARDI | 5 | |||
| PARDO | 5 | |||
| PARID | 5 | |||
| PARRO | 5 | |||
| PIANO | 5 | |||
| PINDA | 5 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| PIPRA | 5 | |||
| PIRAI | 5 | |||
| PODIA | 5 | |||
| POPPA | 5 | |||
| PORIA | 5 | |||
| PRANA | 5 | |||
| PRIAN | 5 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RADII | 5 | |||
| RADIO | 5 | debut | ||
| RADON | 5 | |||
| RAION | 5 | |||
| RANDO | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| RANID | 5 | |||
| RAPID | 5 | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANOA | 4 | |||
| ANON | 4 | |||
| APAR | 4 | |||
| APID | 4 | |||
| APIO | 4 | |||
| APOD | 4 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARID | 4 | |||
| ARNA | 4 | |||
| ARNI | 4 | |||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADO | 4 | |||
| DANA | 4 | |||
| DAND | 4 | |||
| DARI | 4 | |||
| DARN | 4 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DIAD | 4 | |||
| DIRA | 4 | |||
| DONA | 4 | |||
| DOPA | 4 | |||
| DRAP | 4 | |||
| INIA | 4 | |||
| IORA | 4 | |||
| NAAI | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NADA | 4 | |||
| NAIN | 4 | |||
| NAIO | 4 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANO | 4 | |||
| NAOI | 4 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NARD | 4 | |||
| NINA | 4 | |||
| NIPA | 4 | |||
| ONIA | 4 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| ORAD | 4 | |||
| ORDA | 4 | |||
| ORRA | 4 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PADA | 4 | |||
| PADI | 4 | |||
| PAID | 4 | |||
| PAIN | 4 | |||
| PAIR | 4 | |||
| PAND | 4 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PARA | 4 | |||
| PARD | 4 | |||
| PARP | 4 | |||
| PARR | 4 | |||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAN | 4 | |||
| PINA | 4 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PRAD | 4 | |||
| PRAO | 4 | |||
| PROA | 4 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RAID | 4 | |||
| RAIN | 4 | |||
| RAIP | 4 | |||
| RAND | 4 | |||
| RANI | 4 | |||
| RANN | 4 | |||
| RIAD | 4 | |||
| ROAD | 4 | |||
| ROAN | 4 | |||
| ROAR | 4 | |||
| RONA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word