Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
October 16, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter TACFORY
Spelling Bee for October 16, 2019

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Center letter R: October 26, 2018

words: 171
score: 745 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes

A x 17
C x 29
F x 23
O x 10
R x 22
T x 65
Y x 5

4L x 58
5L x 55
6L x 25
7L x 16
8L x 11
9L x 5
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 5 2 2 - 2 - 17
C 6 8 4 3 7 1 - 29
F 6 8 5 4 - - - 23
O 5 2 2 1 - - - 10
R 8 7 2 3 1 - 1 22
T 26 22 9 3 3 2 - 65
Y 1 3 1 - - - - 5
tot 58 55 25 16 11 5 1 171

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 4 AF x 2 AO x 1 AR x 2 AT x 7 AY x 1
CA x 12 CO x 13 CR x 4
FA x 12 FO x 6 FR x 5
OA x 2 OC x 2 OR x 2 OT x 4
RA x 6 RO x 15 RY x 1
TA x 28 TO x 22 TR x 14 TY x 1
YA x 5

cmp 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A - - - 1 - 1
C - 1 1 - - 2
F 1 1 - - - 2
R - 2 - - 1 3
tot 1 4 1 1 1 8

debut appearances 0

FACTORY

word       length      
ROTORCRAFT * 10
ARTYFARTY * 9
ATTRACTOR 9
COROCOTTA 9
TATTARARA 9
TRACTATOR 9
CACATORY 8
CARROTTY 8
CARRYCOT * 8
CATARACT 8
CATARAFT 8
COFACTOR 8
CROCOTTA 8
ROTATORY 8
TATARARA 8
TOCORORO 8
TRACTORY 8
ATTACCA 7
ATTRACT 7
CARCOAT * 7
CARROTY 7 disallowed elsewhere
COACTOR 7 disallowed elsewhere
FACACTA 7
FACOCTA 7
FACTORY 7 perfect pangram
FOOTROT * 7
ORATORY 7
RATATAT * 7
ROOTROT * 7
ROTATOR 7
TARATOR 7
TOCCATA 7
TRACTOR 7
ACATRY 6
ACTORY 6
CARROT 6
COARCT 6
COTTAR 6
CRAFTY 6
FACTOR 6
FATCAT * 6
FORCAT 6
FRATRY 6
FRATTY 6
OCTROY 6
ORATOR 6
ROCOTO 6
ROTARY 6
TAAROF 6
TACTOR 6
TARTAR 6
TATARA 6
TATTOO 6
TOOART 6
TOTARA 6
TROCAR 6
TROTRO 6
YAOORT 6
ACTOR 5
AFOOT 5
AORTA 5
ATRAY 5
ATTAR 5
CARAT 5
CARTY 5
CATTY 5
COACT 5 disallowed elsewhere
COOTY 5
COTTA 5
CRAFT 5
CROFT 5
FACTA 5
FACTO 5
FACTY 5
FARTY 5
FATTY 5
FOOTY 5
FORTY 5
FROOT 5
OTARY 5
OTTAR 5
RAFTY 5
RATTY 5
ROCTA 5
ROOTY 5
RORTY 5
ROTOR 5
ROTTA 5
TAFFY 5
TARAF 5
TAROC 5
TAROF 5
TAROT 5
TARRY 5
TARTY 5
TATAC 5
TATOO 5
TATTA 5
TATTY 5
TAYRA 5
TOATY 5
TOFFY 5
TORTA 5
TOTTY 5
TRACT 5
TRAFT 5
TRATT 5
TRAYF 5
TROAT 5
TROCO 5
YAORT 5
YATRA 5
YATTA 5
ACTA 4
AFTY 4
ARTY 4
ATAR 4
ATTA 4
AYAT 4
CART 4
COAT 4
COFT 4
COOT 4
COTA 4
COTT 4
FACT 4
FART 4
FOOT 4
FORT 4
FRAT 4
FROT 4
OART 4
OATY 4
OCTA 4
OTOY 4
OTTO 4
RAFT 4
RATA 4
RATO 4
ROOT 4
RORT 4
ROTA 4
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
RYOT 4
TACO 4
TACT 4
TAFT 4
TARO 4
TART 4
TATA 4
TATT 4
TAYO 4
TOAT 4
TOCO 4
TOFF 4
TOFT 4
TOOT 4
TORA 4
TORC 4
TORO 4
TORR 4
TORT 4
TORY 4
TOTA 4
TOTO 4
TOYO 4
TRAY 4
TROT 4
TROY 4
TYRO 4
YATT 4

* compound(ish) word

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