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 IA.
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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
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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
DIPRIONIDIA N
12
pangram
NONPA RA NOID
11
pangram
NONRIPA RIA N
11
A NDROPODIA
10
pangram
DA NA PA ROID
10
pangram
NA DROPA RIN
10
pangram
NA NNA NDRIA
10
PA NNA RIOID
10
pangram
PA NORPODID
10
pangram
PA RNA PA RIN
10
PROPA NIDID
10
pangram
A RRIPIDID
9
DIA NDRIA N
9
NA NDINIID
9
PA NDIONID
9
PA NORPOID
9
pangram
PA RA NODIN
9
pangram
PA RA PODIA
9
PROPA NOID
9
pangram
RA DIOIRON
* 9
A NA NDRIA
8
A NIONOID
8
A NIRIDIA
8
A NORDRIN
8
A PIA RIA N
8
disallowed elsewhere
DA NIONIN
8
DA RDA RIN
8
DIA PRIID
8
DIPODA ND
8
NA NODROP
8
NA NOROA D
8
NA RA OIID
8
NONPIA NO
8
NONRA DA R
8
NONRA DIO
8
NONRA DON
8
NONRA PID
8
pangram
ORDINA ND
8
PA NDORID
8
pangram
PA NNA RIN
8
PA NORPID
8
pangram
PA PIONIN
8
PA RA DROP
8
PA RA NOIA
8
PA RA NOID
8
pangram
PA RA ONID
8
pangram
PA RA PA RA
8
PA RRA NDA
8
PORA NIID
8
pangram
PRONA PIN
8
PRONOIA I
8
PRONOIA R
8
PROPODIA
8
RA INDROP
* 8
pangram
RA NA RIA N
8
RIPA RIA N
8
A DA POID
7
A IRDROP
* 7
A NDIRON
7
A NDROID
7
A NNONIN
7
A PA DA NA
7
A PINOID
7
A PIONID
7
A POPA IN
7
A RIONID
7
A RRIPID
7
DIA NION
7
DIA NOIA
7
DIA RIA N
7
DIPNOA N
7
DIPORPA
7
DODDA RD
7
DONNA RD
7
DORA DID
7
INRA DII
† 7
IRIDIA N
7
NA NDINA
7
NA NOPOD
7
NA NOROD
7
NONA RID
7
NONPA ID
7
NONROA D
7
OPPIDA N
7
ORA RION
7
PA DRONI
7
perfect pangram
PA NDA NI
7
PA NDOOR
7
PA NDORA
7
PA NDORI
7
perfect pangram
PA NDORO
7
PA RA DON
7
PA RA DOR
7
PA RA NDA
7
PA RA POD
7
PA RIDON
7
perfect pangram
PA RODOI
7
PIA NINO
7
PIPPIA N
7
PONDIA N
7
PONIA RD
7
perfect pangram
PRIDIA N
7
PRONA OI
7
PRONOIA
7
PROPRIA
7
RA NDORI
7
RA NINID
7
RA PPINI
7
RA RIORA
7
A DA PID
6
A DROOP
6
A NA PID
6
A NDRON
6
A NNONA
6
A NODON
6
A NOPIA
6
A PODIA
6
A PODID
6
A PONIA
6
A PORIA
6
A RA DID
6
A RDIA N
6
A RONIA
6
DA IRID
6
DA NA ID
6
DA PDA P
6
DIA PIR
6
DONA IR
6
DOODA D
6
DOODIA
6
DORA DO
6
allowed elsewhere
INNA RD
6
INROA D
* 6
IODIA N
6
NA IDID
6
NA NDID
6
NA NNA N
6
NA NOID
6
NA NORI
6
NA RDOO
6
NINDA N
6
NONA ID
6
NONA IR
6
NONPA R
6
ONROA D
* 6
OORA RI
6
OPPA RI
6
OPPIDA
6
ORA NDA
6
ORA RIA
† 6
ORDA IN
6
PA NA DA
6
PA NA DO
6
PA NDA N
6
PA NDA R
6
PA NINI
6
PA NINO
6
PA OPA O
6
PA PA IA
6
PA PA IN
6
PA PION
6
PA PPA D
6
PA RDA O
6
PA RDON
6
PA RIA N
6
PINDA N
6
PINDA R
6
PIRA NA
6
PODA ND
6
PORINA
6
PRIA PI
6
RA DIA D
6
RA DIA N
6
RA DION
6
RA NDA N
6
RA NOID
6
RA PINI
6
RIPRA P
6
ROPA NI
6
A A RON
5
A DDON
* 5
A DDRA
5
A DORN
5
A DPA O
5
A DRA D
5
A DRIP
5
A DROP
5
A IDID
5
A INOI
5
A IRA N
5
A NA NA
5
A NDRO
5
A NION
5
A NOIA
5
A NONA
5
A PIA N
5
A PIIN
5
A POID
5
A POOP
5
A PPRO
5
A PRON
5
A RA RA
5
A RDOR
5
A RDRI
5
A RIID
5
A ROA R
5
A ROID
5
DA A NA
5
DA DDA
5
DA IRA
5
DA NDA
5
DA NDI
5
DA NIO
5
DIDNA
5
DINA R
5
DINNA
5
DODA D
5
DOIRA
5
DONNA
5
DOONA
5
DORA D
5
DRA IN
5
DRA PA
5
IA IDO
5
INA RI
5
INDA N
5
INDIA
5
INIA D
5
IRIA N
5
NA DIR
5
NA IA D
5
NA IRA
5
NA NNA
5
NA POO
5
NA PPA
5
NA RDO
5
NA RRA
5
NIDDA
5
NONA D
5
NONDA
5
NONNA
5
NORIA
5
OIDIA
5
OIRA N
5
OPA RA
5
PA IPO
5
PA NDA
5
PA NIN
5
PA NIR
5
PA NNI
5
PA PA D
5
PA PDI
5
PA PPI
5
PA PRI
5
PA RDI
5
PA RDO
5
PA RID
5
PA RRO
5
PIA NO
5
PINDA
5
PINNA
5
PIPRA
5
PIRA I
5
PODIA
† 5
POPPA
5
PORIA
5
PRA NA
5
PRIA N
5
RA DA R
5
RA DII
† 5
RA DIO
5
RA DON
5
RA ION
5
RA NDO
5
allowed elsewhere
RA NID
5
RA PID
5
A DA D
4
A DDA
4
A NA N
4
A NNA
4
A NOA
4
A NON
4
A PA R
4
A PID
4
A PIO
4
A POD
4
A RA D
4
A RIA
4
A RID
4
A RNA
4
A RNI
4
DA A D
4
DA DA
4
DA DO
4
DA NA
4
DA ND
4
DA RI
4
DA RN
4
DA RR
4
DIA D
4
DIRA
4
DONA
4
DOPA
4
DRA P
4
INIA
4
IORA
4
NA A I
4
NA A N
4
NA DA
4
NA IN
4
NA IO
4
NA NA
4
NA NO
4
NA OI
4
NA PA
4
NA RD
4
NINA
4
NIPA
4
ONIA
4
OOA A
4
ORA D
4
ORDA
4
ORRA
4
PA A N
4
PA DA
4
PA DI
4
PA ID
4
PA IN
4
PA IR
4
PA ND
4
PA PA
4
PA PI
4
PA RA
4
PA RD
4
PA RP
4
PA RR
4
PIA I
4
PIA N
4
PINA
4
PIPA
4
PRA D
4
PRA O
4
PROA
4
RA A D
4
RA DA
4
RA ID
4
RA IN
4
RA IP
4
RA ND
4
RA NI
4
RA NN
4
RIA D
4
ROA D
4
ROA N
4
ROA R
4
RONA
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun