October 30, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 30, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LI.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter Y: October 12, 2023Center letter R: November 19, 2021
Center letter R: April 29, 2019
words: 172
score: 799 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
A x 35
F x 47
I x 12
L x 16
M x 38
R x 16
Y x 8
4L x 57
5L x 44
6L x 30
7L x 17
8L x 14
9L x 4
10L x 5
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 35 |
| F | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 47 |
| I | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| L | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| M | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| R | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| Y | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| tot | 57 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 172 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AF x 2 | AI x 6 | AL x 8 | AM x 6 | AR x 12 |
| FA x 16 | FI x 18 | FL x 3 | FR x 10 | ||
| IF x 3 | IL x 5 | IM x 4 | |||
| LA x 7 | LI x 9 | ||||
| LIA x 1 | LIL x 3 | LIM x 4 | LIR x 1 | ||
| MA x 23 | MI x 15 | ||||
| RA x 6 | RI x 10 | ||||
| YA x 4 | YI x 4 |
| cmp | 7 | 8 | tot |
| A | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
FAMILIARLY, FRAMILY
| word | length | |||
| MAMMILLARIA | 11 | |||
| ARMILLARIA | 10 | |||
| FAMILIALLY | 10 | |||
| FAMILIARLY | 10 | pangram | ||
| MALARIALLY | 10 | |||
| MAMMILLARY | 10 | |||
| ALFILARIA | 9 | |||
| ARMILLARY | 9 | |||
| MAMILLARY | 9 | |||
| MILIARIAL | 9 | |||
| ARILLARY | 8 | |||
| FAIRYFLY | * 8 | |||
| FAMILIAL | 8 | |||
| FAMILIAR | 8 | |||
| FARARIYA | 8 | |||
| FILARIAL | 8 | |||
| FILIALLY | 8 | |||
| FLIMFLAM | 8 | |||
| MALARIAL | 8 | |||
| MAMILLAR | 8 | |||
| MAMMILLA | 8 | |||
| MILIARIA | 8 | |||
| MILLIARY | 8 | |||
| RIFFRAFF | 8 | |||
| AIRFALL | * 7 | |||
| AIRMAIL | * 7 | |||
| ARMARIA | 7 | |||
| ARMILLA | 7 | |||
| FAIRILY | 7 | |||
| FAMILIA | 7 | |||
| FILARIA | 7 | |||
| FILMIFY | 7 | |||
| FILMILY | 7 | |||
| FRAILLY | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| FRAMILY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| FRIARLY | 7 | |||
| LARIMAR | 7 | |||
| MALARIA | 7 | |||
| MAMILLA | 7 | |||
| MIFFILY | 7 | |||
| MILIARY | 7 | |||
| AFFAIR | 6 | |||
| AFFIRM | 6 | |||
| AIMARA | 6 | |||
| AIRIFY | 6 | |||
| AIRILY | 6 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALFAIA | 6 | |||
| ALMAMI | 6 | |||
| AMIMIA | 6 | |||
| ARALIA | 6 | |||
| ARIARY | 6 | |||
| ARILLI | 6 | |||
| ARMILL | 6 | |||
| FAIRLY | 6 | |||
| FAMILY | 6 | |||
| FARARI | 6 | |||
| FARIMA | 6 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FIRMLY | 6 | |||
| FRIARY | 6 | |||
| FRILLY | 6 | |||
| IFFILY | 6 | |||
| LAMRIM | 6 | |||
| LIMAIL | 6 | |||
| MAFIYA | 6 | |||
| MILLIM | 6 | |||
| RAFFIA | 6 | |||
| RAMIFY | 6 | |||
| RARIFY | 6 | |||
| RIFFLY | 6 | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ALFIL | 5 | |||
| ALIYA | 5 | |||
| AMARI | † 5 | |||
| AMIRA | 5 | |||
| ARMIL | 5 | |||
| FAIRY | 5 | |||
| FAMIL | 5 | |||
| FILAR | 5 | |||
| FILLY | 5 | |||
| FILMI | 5 | |||
| FILMY | 5 | |||
| FIRRY | 5 | |||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| FLAIR | 5 | |||
| FRAIL | 5 | |||
| FRAIM | 5 | |||
| FRIAR | 5 | |||
| FRILL | 5 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILAMA | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| IMALA | 5 | |||
| IMARI | 5 | |||
| LAARI | 5 | |||
| LAIRY | 5 | |||
| LAMIA | 5 | |||
| LIMMA | 5 | |||
| MAFIA | 5 | |||
| MAILY | 5 | |||
| MALAI | 5 | |||
| MALIA | 5 | |||
| MARAI | 5 | |||
| MARIA | 5 | |||
| MARIL | 5 | |||
| MARRI | 5 | |||
| MIFFY | 5 | |||
| MILIA | 5 | |||
| MIRAA | 5 | |||
| MIRLY | 5 | |||
| RIFFY | 5 | |||
| RIYAL | 5 | |||
| YARRI | 5 | |||
| YIFFY | 5 | |||
| AIRY | 4 | |||
| ALIF | 4 | |||
| ALIM | 4 | |||
| AMIA | 4 | |||
| AMIL | 4 | |||
| AMIR | 4 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARIL | 4 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FAIR | 4 | |||
| FIAR | 4 | |||
| FIFI | 4 | |||
| FILA | 4 | |||
| FILL | 4 | |||
| FILM | 4 | |||
| FIRM | 4 | |||
| FRIM | 4 | |||
| IFFY | 4 | |||
| IFIL | 4 | |||
| ILIA | † 4 | |||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| IMAM | 4 | |||
| IMMY | 4 | |||
| LAIR | 4 | |||
| LARI | 4 | |||
| LIAR | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| LIMA | 4 | |||
| LIMY | 4 | |||
| LIRA | 4 | |||
| 4 | ||||
| MAIM | 4 | |||
| MAIR | 4 | |||
| MALI | 4 | |||
| MAMI | 4 | |||
| MIAI | 4 | |||
| MIFF | 4 | |||
| MILF | 4 | |||
| MILL | 4 | |||
| MIRY | 4 | |||
| RAIL | 4 | |||
| RAIM | 4 | |||
| RAMI | 4 | |||
| RIAL | 4 | |||
| RIFF | 4 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RILY | 4 | |||
| RIMA | 4 | |||
| RIMY | 4 | |||
| YAIR | 4 | |||
| YALI | 4 | |||
| YARI | 4 | |||
| YIFF | 4 | |||
| YILL | 4 | |||
| YIRR | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun