October 20, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from October 20, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IL.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for October 20, 2018
Related puzzles
Center letter C: July 21, 2019
words: 280
score: 1,568 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 8
plurals: 14
bingo: yes
A x 63
B x 65
C x 67
I x 19
L x 34
N x 13
R x 19
4L x 52
5L x 59
6L x 62
7L x 52
8L x 35
9L x 12
10L x 6
11L x 1
12L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
tot
A
8
8
17
22
4
3
1
-
-
63
B
12
17
11
10
10
3
1
-
1
65
C
6
12
18
10
14
4
2
1
-
67
I
3
7
5
3
1
-
-
-
-
19
L
9
10
5
4
3
2
1
-
-
34
N
7
2
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
13
R
7
3
3
3
2
-
1
-
-
19
tot
52
59
62
52
35
12
6
1
1
280
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
7
9
tot
A
-
1
2
-
3
B
-
-
-
1
1
I
-
2
-
-
2
L
1
-
-
-
1
R
-
-
1
-
1
tot
1
3
3
1
8
plu
4
5
6
7
8
tot
A
1
1
-
1
1
4
B
-
-
-
1
-
1
C
-
3
1
1
1
6
I
1
-
1
-
-
2
L
-
1
-
-
-
1
tot
2
5
2
3
2
14
CARBANIL, RABBINICAL
AALI I
5
ABACI
† 5
ABI LLA
6
ABI R
4
ABRI
4
ABRI N
5
ACACI A
6
ACACI I N
7
ACACI N
6
ACAI
4
ACARBI A
7
ACARI
5
ACARI AN
7
ACARI NARI A
10
ACI NACI
† 7
ACI NAR
6
ACI NI
5
ACI NI C
6
ACLI NAL
7
ACLI NI C
7
ACLI NI CAL
9
ACRANI A
7
ACRANI AL
8
ACRI BI C
7
AI RAN
5
AI RBALL
* 7
AI RBI LL
* 7
AI RCAR
* 6
ALALI A
6
ALALI C
6
ALBI C
5
ALBI CANAL
9
ALBI NAL
7
ALBI NI C
7
ALCAI C
6
ALI BI
5
ALLARI C
7
ALLI CI N
7
ALLI I N
6
ANACLI NAL
9
ANCI LI A
7
ANCI LLA
7
ANI CCA
6
ANI L
4
ANI LI C
6
ANI LI NI C
8
ANI LLI N
7
ARABI CA
7
ARABI N
6
ARABI NAN
8
ARACARI
7
ARACI AL
7
ARALI A
6
ARANCI NI
† 8
allowed elsewhere
ARARI BA
7
ARCI
† 4
ARI A
4
ARI L
4
ARI LLI
6
ARNI
4
ARNI CA
6
allowed elsewhere
ARNI CI N
7
ARRI BA
6
BACI LLAR
8
BACI LLI
† 7
BACI LLI N
8
BAI CAI
6
BAI CALI N
8
BAI L
4
BAI LA
5
BAI LI
5
BAI LLI
6
BAI N
4
BAI NI N
6
BAI RN
5
BALANI C
7
BALI AN
6
BALLABI LI
9
BALLI A
6
BANI
4
BANI A
5
BANI AN
6
BANNI AN
7
BARANI
6
BARBARALALI A
12
BARBARI AN
9
BARBARI C
8
BARBARI CAL
10
BARBI CAN
8
BARI
4
BARI A
5
BARI AN
6
BARI C
5
BARI LLA
7
BI ARC
5
BI BB
4
BI BI
4
BI BLI CAL
8
BI CARB
6
BI LABI AL
8
BI LI N
5
BI LL
4
BI NARI C
7
BI NNA
5
BI RACI AL
8
BI RI ANI
7
BI RI BA
6
BI RL
4
BI RLI NN
7
BI RR
4
BI RRI A
6
allowed elsewhere
BLAI N
5
BLI N
4
BLI NI
5
BRAAI
5
BRACCI A
7
BRAI L
5
BRAI N
5
BRAI NAL
7
BRAI NBALL
* 9
BRAI NI AC
8
BRAI NI AL
8
BRANLI N
7
BRI AN
5
BRI AR
5
BRI L
4
BRI LL
5
BRI N
4
CABALI C
7
CABBALI C
8
CABI N
5
CABRI
5
CABRI LLA
8
CAI R
4
CAI RN
5
CALCARI A
8
CALCARI C
8
CALCARI NA
9
CALCI AN
7
CALCI C
6
CALCI N
6
CALI N
5
CALLI
5
CANI NI
6
CANNABI C
8
CANNABI N
8
CANNI BAL
8
CANNI BALI C
10
CARABI
6
CARABI N
7
CARBANI L
8
pangram
CARBI C
6
CARI NA
6
CARI NAL
7
CARI NARI A
9
CARLI N
6
CARNI N
6
CARRI
5
CI BAI
5
CI BARI A
7
CI BARI AL
8
CI BARI AN
8
CI CALA
6
CI CI NNI
† 7
CI CLACI LLI N
11
CI LI A
† 5
CI LI AL
6
CI LL
4
CI NCI NNAL
9
CI NCI NNI
† 8
CI NNABAR
8
CI NNABARI C
10
CI RCA
5
CI RCAR
6
CI RCI
† 5
CI RCI NAL
8
CI RL
4
CI RRAL
6
CI RRI
† 5
CLAI RI N
7
CLARAI N
7
CLARI NI
7
CLI NAL
6
CLI NI A
6
CLI NI C
6
CLI NI CAL
8
CLI NI CI AN
9
CRAI C
5
CRANI A
† 6
CRANI AL
7
CRANI C
6
CRI A
4
CRI B
4
CRI N
4
CRI NAL
6
I CARI I N
7
I LALA
5
I LI A
† 4
I LI AC
5
I LI ACAL
7
I LI ACI
† 6
I LI AL
5
I LI CI N
6
I LLABI AL
8
I LLI CI A
7
I NARI
5
I NCA
4
I NCALL
* 6
I NCARN
6
I NI A
4
I NI AC
5
I NI AL
5
I NRAI L
* 6
I RI AN
5
LAARI
5
LABI A
† 5
LABI AL
6
LACCI C
6
LACCI N
6
LACI NI A
7
LACI NI AL
8
LACI NI AR
8
LAI C
4
LAI CAL
6
LAI N
4
LAI R
4
LANAI
5
LANCI N
6
LANCI NI N
8
LARI
4
LARI N
5
LI ANA
5
LI AR
4
LI BRA
5
LI BRARI AL
9
LI BRARI AN
9
LI BRARI ANA
10
LI BRI
5
LI LA
4
LI LAC
5
LI LACI N
7
LI LL
4
LI NAC
* 5
LI NARI A
7
LI NARI N
7
LI NI N
5
LI NN
4
LI RA
4
NAAI
4
NABI
4
NAI B
4
NAI L
4
NAI N
4
NAI RA
5
NARI AL
6
NARI C
5
NARI CA
6
NI ACI N
6
NI BBANI C
8
NI LL
4
NI NA
4
RABBI
5
RABBI N
6
RABBI NI C
8
RABBI NI CAL
10
pangram
RABI
4
RABI C
5
RACI AL
6
RAI L
4
RAI LCAR
* 7
RAI N
4
RANARI AN
8
RANI
4
RI AL
4
RI BA
4
RI CI N
5
RI CI NI A
7
RI CI NI C
7
RI CRAC
6
RI LL
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun