October 9, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 9, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2020, 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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Spelling Bee for October 9, 2020

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Center letter V: August 3, 2024

words: 296
score: 1,834 pts
pangrams: 12
compounds: 4
plurals: 5
bingo: yes

A x 57
C x 70
I x 17
L x 35
N x 69
O x 14
V x 34

4L x 52
5L x 56
6L x 55
7L x 53
8L x 40
9L x 19
10L x 10
11L x 6
12L x 5

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	tot
A	7	13	11	16	5	3	1	-	1	57
C	6	14	16	13	8	9	1	2	1	70
I	4	5	5	1	1	-	1	-	-	17
L	9	9	8	5	4	-	-	-	-	35
N	21	8	7	7	9	5	5	4	3	69
O	2	2	5	3	2	-	-	-	-	14
V	3	5	3	8	11	2	2	-	-	34
tot	52	56	55	53	40	19	10	6	5	296

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	tot
I	-	1	1
L	1	-	1
O	-	2	2
tot	1	3	4

plu	4	6	7	8	tot
A	-	-	1	-	1
C	-	-	1	1	2
I	-	1	-	-	1
O	1	-	-	-	1
tot	1	1	2	1	5

CONCANAVALIN, CONVIVIAL, NONCIVILIAN, NONCONVIVIAL, NONVOCALIC, NONVOLCANIC, OLIVANIC, VACCINIOLA, VILLANCICO, VINCANOL, VOCALION, VOLCANIC

word	length
ACACIIN	7
ACACIN	6
ACANA	5
ACANONICAL	10
ACINACI	^† 7
ACINI	5
ACINIC	6
ACIVICIN	8
ACLINAL	7
ACLINIC	7
ACLINICAL	9
ACLONAL	7
AINOI	5
ALAN	4
ALANINOL	8
ALANNA	6
ALCANNA	7
ALLICIN	7
ALLIIN	6
ALLOCOLONIAL	12
ALNICO	6
ALOIN	5
ANACLINAL	9
ANAL	4
ANAN	4
ANANA	5
ANCILIA	7
ANCILLA	7
ANCON	5
ANCONA	6
ANCONAL	7
ANICCA	6
ANICONIC	8
ANIL	4
ANILIC	6
ANILINIC	8
ANILINO	7
ANILLIN	7
ANION	5
ANIONIC	7
ANNA	4
ANNAL	5
ANNONA	6
ANNONACIN	9
ANNONIN	7
ANOA	4
ANOIA	5
ANON	4
ANONA	5
ANVIL	5
AVANIA	6
AVIALAN	7
AVIALIAN	8
AVIAN	5
AVICIN	6
AVION	5
AVIONIC	7
CACOON	6
CALCIAN	7
CALCIN	6
CALCINO	7
CALIN	5
CALOCIN	7
CALOCININ	9
CANAL	5
CANAVALIN	9
CANCAN	6
CANINI	6
CANN	4
CANNA	5
CANNOLI	7
CANNOLO	7
CANNON	6
CANOLA	6
CANON	5
CANONIC	7
CANONICAL	9
CAVAN	5
CAVIN	5
CICINNI	^† 7
CICLACILLIN	11
CINCINNAL	9
CINCINNI	^† 8
CION	4
CIVILIAN	8
CLAN	4
CLAVACIN	8
CLINAL	6
CLINIA	6
CLINIC	6
CLINICAL	8
CLINICIAN	9
CLOACIN	7
CLOACINAL	9
CLONAL	6	disallowed elsewhere
CLONIC	6
COCAIN	6
COCILLANA	9
COCONA	6
COCOON	6
COILIN	6
COIN	4
COION	5
COLANIC	7
COLCANNON	9
COLICIN	7
COLIN	5
COLLACIN	8
COLOANAL	8
COLOCOLONIC	11
COLON	5
COLONI	6
COLONIAL	8
COLONIC	7
CONAL	5
CONCANAVALIN	12	pangram
CONI	4
CONIA	5
CONIC	5
CONICAL	7
CONN	4
CONVICILIN	10
CONVIVIA	8
CONVIVIAL	9	pangram
CONVO	5
COONCAN	7
COVIN	5
ICON	4
ICONIC	6
ICONICAL	8
ILICICOLIN	10
ILICIN	6
INCA	4
INCALL	* 6
INCAVI	^† 6
INCAVO	6
INCIVIL	7	disallowed elsewhere
INIA	4
INIAC	5
INIAL	5
INION	5
IONIC	5
IVAIN	5
IVAN	4
LACCIN	6
LACINIA	7
LACINIAL	8
LACONIC	7
LACONICA	8
LAIN	4
LALLAN	6
LANA	4
LANAI	5
LANCIN	6
LANCININ	8
LANIOL	6
LANOLIN	7
LAVANI	6
LIANA	5
LILACIN	7
LINAC	* 5
LINALOL	7
LINALOOL	8
LININ	5
LINN	4
LINO	4
LINOLA	6
LION	4
LIVIN	5
LLANO	5
LOAN	4
LOANIN	6
LOCIN	5
LOCON	5
LOIN	4
LONA	4
LONCO	5
LONNIN	6
LOON	4
NAAI	4
NAAN	4
NAIL	4
NAIN	4
NAIO	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NANA	4
NANNA	5
NANNAN	6
NANO	4
NANOCANAL	9
NAOI	4
NAVAL	5
NIACIN	6
NILL	4
NINA	4
NINON	5
NIVAL	5
NOCINO	6
NOIL	4
NOLA	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
NONANAL	7
NONANOIC	8
NONANOL	7
NONAVIAN	8
NONCALCIC	9
NONCALL	7
NONCANAL	8
NONCANONICAL	12
NONCIVIL	8
NONCIVILIAN	11	pangram
NONCLINICAL	11
NONCLINICIAN	12
NONCLONAL	9
NONCOAL	7
NONCOCOA	8
NONCOLA	7
NONCOLONIAL	11
NONCOLONIC	10
NONCONICAL	10
NONCONVIVIAL	12	pangram
NONI	4
NONIC	5
NONICONIC	9
NONILL	6
NONILLION	9
NONION	6
NONIONIC	8
NONLOCAL	8
NONNA	5
NONNAVAL	8
NONNO	5
NONO	4
NONOIL	6
NONOVAL	7
NONVANILLA	10
NONVILLAIN	10
NONVOCAL	8
NONVOCALIC	10	pangram
NONVOLCANIC	11	pangram
NOON	4
NOVA	4
NOVAIN	6
NOVALIA	7
NOVI	4
OILCAN	* 6
OLIVANIC	8	pangram
OLIVIN	6
OLIVINIC	8
OLONA	5
ONCILLA	7
ONIA	4
ONICOLO	7
ONION	5
ONLOAN	* 6
ONOI	^† 4
ONONIN	6
OOLICAN	7
OVONIC	6
VACCINAL	8
VACCINIA	8
VACCINIAL	9
VACCINIOLA	10	pangram
VAIN	4
VAINILLAL	9
VALONIA	7
VANILLA	7
VANILLIC	8
VANILLIN	8
VANIN	5
VANNA	5
VICIANIN	8
VICILIN	7
VICILLIN	8
VICINAL	7
VILLAIN	7
VILLAN	6
VILLANCICO	10	pangram
VILLIAN	7
VINA	4
VINAL	5
VINALON	7
VINCA	5
VINCANOL	8	pangram
VINCINAL	8
VINIC	5
VINO	4
VIOLAN	6
VIOLIN	6
VIOLINIC	8
VOCALION	8	pangram
VOLCANIC	8	pangram
VOLCANO	7

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AC x 12	AI x 1	AL x 9	AN x 28	AV x 7
CA x 22	CI x 6	CL x 11	CO x 31
IC x 3	IL x 2	IN x 9	IO x 1	IV x 2
LA x 14	LI x 11	LL x 1	LO x 9
NA x 15	NI x 5	NO x 49
OI x 1	OL x 4	ON x 7	OO x 1	OV x 1
VA x 12	VI x 19	VO x 3

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