October 18, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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 AN.

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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for October 18, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter N: January 24, 2024
Center letter I: May 26, 2022
Center letter P: April 18, 2021

words: 356
score: 1,993 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 4
compounds: 6
plurals: 4
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
ANA x 4	AND x 5	ANI x 3	ANN x 3	ANO x 7
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

plu	5	6	7	tot
I	-	-	1	1
O	-	1	-	1
P	1	-	-	1
R	1	-	-	1
tot	2	1	1	4

ANDROPODIA, DANAPAROID, DIPRIONIDIAN, NADROPARIN, NONPARANOID, NONRAPID, PADRONI, PANDORI, PANDORID, PANNARIOID, PANORPID, PANORPODID, PANORPOID, PARANODIN, PARANOID, PARAONID, PARIDON, PONIARD, PORANIID, PROPANIDID, PROPANOID, RAINDROP

word	length
AARON	5
ADAD	4
ADAPID	6
ADAPOID	7
ADDA	4
ADDON	* 5
ADDRA	5
ADORN	5
ADPAO	5
ADRAD	5
ADRIP	5
ADROOP	6
ADROP	5
AIDID	5
AINOI	5
AIRAN	5
AIRDROP	* 7
ANAN	4
ANANA	5
ANANDRIA	8
ANAPID	6
ANDIRON	7
ANDRO	5
ANDROID	7
ANDRON	6
ANDROPODIA	10	pangram
ANION	5
ANIONOID	8
ANIRIDIA	8
ANNA	4
ANNONA	6
ANNONIN	7
ANOA	4
ANODON	6
ANOIA	5
ANON	4
ANONA	5
ANOPIA	6
ANORDRIN	8
APADANA	7
APAR	4
APIAN	5
APIARIAN	8	disallowed elsewhere
APID	4
APIIN	5
APINOID	7
APIO	4
APIONID	7
APOD	4
APODIA	6
APODID	6
APOID	5
APONIA	6
APOOP	5
APOPAIN	7
APORIA	6
APPRO	5
APRON	5
ARAD	4
ARADID	6
ARARA	5
ARDIAN	6
ARDOR	5
ARDRI	5
ARIA	4
ARID	4
ARIID	5
ARIONID	7
ARNA	4
ARNI	4
AROAR	5
AROID	5
ARONIA	6
ARRIPID	7
ARRIPIDID	9
DAAD	4
DAANA	5
DADA	4
DADDA	5
DADO	4
DAIRA	5
DAIRID	6
DANA	4
DANAID	6
DANAPAROID	10	pangram
DAND	4
DANDA	5
DANDI	5
DANIO	5
DANIONIN	8
DAPDAP	6
DARDARIN	8
DARI	4
DARN	4
DARR	4
DIAD	4
DIANDRIAN	9
DIANION	7
DIANOIA	7
DIAPIR	6
DIAPRIID	8
DIARIAN	7
DIDNA	5
DINAR	5
DINNA	5
DIPNOAN	7
DIPODAND	8
DIPORPA	7
DIPRIONIDIAN	12	pangram
DIRA	4
DODAD	5
DODDARD	7
DOIRA	5
DONA	4
DONAIR	6
DONNA	5
DONNARD	7
DOODAD	6
DOODIA	6
DOONA	5
DOPA	4
DORAD	5
DORADID	7
DORADO	6	allowed elsewhere
DRAIN	5
DRAP	4
DRAPA	5
IAIDO	5
INARI	5
INDAN	5
INDIA	5
INIA	4
INIAD	5
INNARD	6
INRADII	^† 7
INROAD	* 6
IODIAN	6
IORA	4
IRIAN	5
IRIDIAN	7
NAAI	4
NAAN	4
NADA	4
NADIR	5
NADROPARIN	10	pangram
NAIAD	5
NAIDID	6
NAIN	4
NAIO	4
NAIRA	5
NANA	4
NANDID	6
NANDINA	7
NANDINIID	9
NANNA	5
NANNAN	6
NANNANDRIA	10
NANO	4
NANODROP	8
NANOID	6
NANOPOD	7
NANORI	6
NANOROAD	8
NANOROD	7
NAOI	4
NAPA	4
NAPOO	5
NAPPA	5
NARAOIID	8
NARD	4
NARDO	5
NARDOO	6
NARRA	5
NIDDA	5
NINA	4
NINDAN	6
NIPA	4
NONAD	5
NONAID	6
NONAIR	6
NONARID	7
NONDA	5
NONNA	5
NONPAID	7
NONPAR	6
NONPARANOID	11	pangram
NONPIANO	8
NONRADAR	8
NONRADIO	8
NONRADON	8
NONRAPID	8	pangram
NONRIPARIAN	11
NONROAD	7
NORIA	5
OIDIA	5
OIRAN	5
ONIA	4
ONROAD	* 6
OOAA	4
OORARI	6
OPARA	5
OPPARI	6
OPPIDA	6
OPPIDAN	7
ORAD	4
ORANDA	6
ORARIA	^† 6
ORARION	7
ORDA	4
ORDAIN	6
ORDINAND	8
ORRA	4
PAAN	4
PADA	4
PADI	4
PADRONI	7	perfect pangram
PAID	4
PAIN	4
PAIPO	5
PAIR	4
PANADA	6
PANADO	6
PAND	4
PANDA	5
PANDAN	6
PANDANI	7
PANDAR	6
PANDIONID	9
PANDOOR	7
PANDORA	7
PANDORI	7	perfect pangram
PANDORID	8	pangram
PANDORO	7
PANIN	5
PANINI	6
PANINO	6
PANIR	5
PANNARIN	8
PANNARIOID	10	pangram
PANNI	5
PANORPID	8	pangram
PANORPODID	10	pangram
PANORPOID	9	pangram
PAOPAO	6
PAPA	4
PAPAD	5
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PAPDI	5
PAPI	4
PAPION	6
PAPIONIN	8
PAPPAD	6
PAPPI	5
PAPRI	5
PARA	4
PARADON	7
PARADOR	7
PARADROP	8
PARANDA	7
PARANODIN	9	pangram
PARANOIA	8
PARANOID	8	pangram
PARAONID	8	pangram
PARAPARA	8
PARAPOD	7
PARAPODIA	9
PARD	4
PARDAO	6
PARDI	5
PARDO	5
PARDON	6
PARIAN	6
PARID	5
PARIDON	7	perfect pangram
PARNAPARIN	10
PARODOI	7
PARP	4
PARR	4
PARRANDA	8
PARRO	5
PIAI	4
PIAN	4
PIANINO	7
PIANO	5
PINA	4
PINDA	5
PINDAN	6
PINDAR	6
PINNA	5
PIPA	4
PIPPIAN	7
PIPRA	5
PIRAI	5
PIRANA	6
PODAND	6
PODIA	^† 5
PONDIAN	7
PONIARD	7	perfect pangram
POPPA	5
PORANIID	8	pangram
PORIA	5
PORINA	6
PRAD	4
PRANA	5
PRAO	4
PRIAN	5
PRIAPI	6
PRIDIAN	7
PROA	4
PRONAOI	7
PRONAPIN	8
PRONOIA	7
PRONOIAI	8
PRONOIAR	8
PROPANIDID	10	pangram
PROPANOID	9	pangram
PROPODIA	8
PROPRIA	7
RAAD	4
RADA	4
RADAR	5
RADIAD	6
RADIAN	6
RADII	^† 5
RADIO	5
RADIOIRON	* 9
RADION	6
RADON	5
RAID	4
RAIN	4
RAINDROP	* 8	pangram
RAION	5
RAIP	4
RANARIAN	8
RAND	4
RANDAN	6
RANDO	5	allowed elsewhere
RANDORI	7
RANI	4
RANID	5
RANINID	7
RANN	4
RANOID	6
RAPID	5
RAPINI	6
RAPPINI	7
RARIORA	7
RIAD	4
RIPARIAN	8
RIPRAP	6
ROAD	4
ROAN	4
ROAR	4
RONA	4
ROPANI	6

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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