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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 TA.


Instructions

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center letter ADNORTU
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
AA x 1 AD x 10 AN x 19 AO x 2 AR x 15 AT x 7 AU x 7
DA x 24 DO x 20 DR x 3 DU x 9
NA x 26 NO x 12 NU x 3
OA x 1 OD x 3 ON x 2 OO x 1 OR x 7 OT x 1 OU x 6
RA x 20 RO x 11 RU x 3
TA x 44 TO x 14 TR x 6 TU x 7
TAA x 1 TAD x 1 TAN x 14 TAR x 13 TAT x 10 TAU x 5
UD x 1 UN x 5 UR x 4

cmp 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

debut appearances 3
newly disallowed words 2 donator, odorant

ODOURANT, ROTUNDA, TAURODONT, TURNAROUND

word       length      
TARATANTARA 11
TURNAROUND * 10 pangram, debut
ANNOTATOR 9
NURTURANT 9 disallowed elsewhere
ORDONNANT 9
RUNAROUND * 9
TARANTARA 9
TATTARARA 9
TAURODONT 9 pangram
TOURONAUT 9
NANOROAD 8
NARRATOR 8
NONRADAR 8
NONRADON 8
ODONATAN 8
ODOURANT 8 pangram
TANNADAR 8
TATARARA 8
ADORANT 7
ANNATTO 7
ANNOTTO 7
ANODONT 7
ARATDAR 7
ARNATTO 7
ARNOTTA 7
ARNOTTO 7
ATAUNTO 7
AUTORAD * 7
DANTRON 7
DAUNTON 7
DODDARD 7
DODDART 7
DONATOR 7 newly disallowed
DONNARD 7
DOURADA 7
DUNNART 7
NANOART 7
NANODOT 7
NANOROD 7
NATATOR 7
NONAUTO 7
NONROAD 7
NOTANDA 7
NOTATOR 7
NUTATOR 7
ODORANT 7 newly disallowed
ONDATRA 7
OUTRANT * 7
OUTROAR * 7
RATATAT * 7
RATTOON 7
ROTAROD 7
ROTATOR 7
ROTUNDA 7 perfect pangram, debut
TANADAR 7
TANDOOR 7
TANNOUR 7
TANTARA 7
TARATOR 7
TONNATO 7
TORNADO 7
TORRAND 7
TUATARA 7
UNADORN 7
URANOAN 7
ADNATA 6
ADNOUN 6
ANATTA 6
ANATTO 6
ANDRON 6
ANNONA 6
ANODON 6
ANURAN 6
AOUDAD 6
ARDOUR 6
AROUND 6
AROURA 6
ARRANT 6
ATAUNT 6
ATTORN 6
AURORA 6
DANTON 6
DARUAN 6
DATURA 6
DOODAD 6
DORADO 6 allowed elsewhere
DOTARA 6
DOTARD 6
DOUTAR 6
DRAUNT 6
DURANT 6
NANDOU 6
NANNAN 6
NARDOO 6
NARUTO 6
NATANT 6
NATRON 6
NONART 6
NONRAT 6
NUTANT 6
ONROAD * 6
ORANDA 6
ORATOR 6
OUTADD * 6
OUTRAN * 6 debut
RANDAN 6
RANDOT 6
RATOON 6
RATTAN 6
RATTON 6
ROTTAN 6
TANDAR 6
TANNUR 6
TANTRA 6
TARADA 6
TARTAN 6
TARTAR 6
TATARA 6
TATTOO 6
TOOART 6
TORANA 6
TOTARA 6
TRUANT 6
TUNDRA 6
UNADON 6
UNTAUT 6
AARON 5
ADDON * 5
ADDRA 5
ADORN 5
ADRAD 5
ANANA 5
ANDRO 5
ANONA 5
ANTRA 5
AORTA 5
ARARA 5
ARDOR 5
ARNUT 5
AROAR 5
ARURA 5
ATTAR 5
AUDAD 5
AURAR 5
DAANA 5
DADDA 5
DANDA 5
DANTA 5
DATTO 5
DAUNT 5
DODAD 5
DONAT 5
DONNA 5
DOONA 5
DORAD 5
DOTAR 5
DOUAR 5
DOURA 5
DRANT 5
DURRA 5
DUTAR 5
NANDU 5
NANNA 5
NANTO 5
NARDO 5
NARRA 5
NATTO 5
NAUNT 5
NONAD 5
NONDA 5
NONNA 5
ORANT 5
OTTAR 5
OUTTA 5
RADAR 5
RADON 5
RANDO 5 allowed elsewhere
RATAN 5
ROTAN 5
ROTTA 5
RUANA 5
TANDA 5
TANNA 5
TANOD 5
TANRU 5
TANTO 5
TARAN 5
TARDO 5
TAROT 5
TATOO 5
TATOU 5
TATTA 5
TAUNT 5
TAUON 5
TORAN 5
TORTA 5
TRANT 5
TRATT 5
TROAT 5
TRONA 5
TUART 5
TURRA 5
UDAND 5
UNADD 5
ADAD 4
ADAT 4
ADDA 4
ANAN 4
ANNA 4
ANOA 4
ANON 4
ANTA 4
ARAD 4
ARNA 4
ATAR 4
ATTA 4
ATUA 4
AUNT 4
AURA 4
AUTO 4
DAAD 4
DADA 4
DADO 4
DANA 4
DAND 4
DARN 4
DARR 4
DART 4
DATA 4
DATO 4
DAUD 4
DAUR 4
DAUT 4
DOAT 4
DONA 4
DRAT 4
DUAD 4 disallowed elsewhere
DUAN 4
DUAR 4
DUAT 4
DURA 4
NAAN 4
NAAT 4
NADA 4
NANA 4
NANO 4
NARD 4
NATO 4
NOTA 4
OART 4
OOAA 4
ORAD 4
ORDA 4
ORRA 4
OUTA 4
RAAD 4
RADA 4
RAND 4
RANN 4
RANT 4
RATA 4
RATO 4
RATU 4
RAUN 4
ROAD 4
ROAN 4
ROAR 4
RONA 4
ROTA 4
RUAN 4
TAAN 4
TADA 4
TANA 4
TARD 4
TARN 4
TARO 4
TART 4
TATA 4
TATT 4
TATU 4
TAUA 4
TAUT 4
TOAD 4
TOAT 4
TONA 4
TORA 4
TOTA 4
TRAD 4
TUAN 4
TUNA 4
UNAU 4
URAD 4
URAO 4
URNA 4

* compound(ish) word

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