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October 8, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 8, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RO.


Instructions

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center letter OCFINRT
Spelling Bee for October 8, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter N: September 20, 2024
Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter I: November 25, 2020
Center letter T: August 19, 2018

words: 240
score: 1,222 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

C x 62
F x 36
I x 22
N x 39
O x 22
R x 16
T x 43

4L x 69
5L x 45
6L x 50
7L x 29
8L x 25
9L x 12
10L x 7
11L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
C 15 10 16 7 8 3 3 - 62
F 9 5 10 7 4 1 - - 36
I 5 5 4 2 3 1 2 - 22
N 8 6 6 7 3 6 1 2 39
O 8 4 5 1 2 - 1 1 22
R 7 4 3 1 1 - - - 16
T 17 11 6 4 4 1 - - 43
tot 69 45 50 29 25 12 7 3 240

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 3 CO x 48 CR x 11
FI x 11 FO x 15 FR x 10
IC x 2 IN x 16 IO x 1 IR x 3
NI x 8 NO x 31
OC x 5 OI x 1 ON x 8 OO x 2 OR x 2 OT x 4
RI x 2 RO x 14
ROC x 2 RON x 1 ROO x 4 ROR x 2 ROT x 5
TI x 2 TO x 25 TR x 16

cmp 4 7 tot
F - 2 2
I 1 - 1
O 1 - 1
R - 1 1
tot 2 3 5

FRICTION, INFRICTION

word       length      
NITROCOTTON 11
NONINTRONIC 11
ONIROCRITIC 11
CONCOCTION 10
CONTORTION 10
CONTRITION 10
INFRICTION 10 pangram
INTINCTION 10
NONFICTION 10
OCTONIONIC 10
CONCOCTOR 9
CORONITIC 9
CRIOCONIC 9
FORTITION 9
INTORTION 9
NICOTINIC 9
NONCITRIC 9
NONCOTTON 9
NONCRITIC 9
NONICONIC 9
NONIRONIC 9
TRICROTIC 9
CONFRONT 8
CONTORNO 8
CORNIFIC 8
COROCORO 8
CORONION 8
COROTRON 8
CROCONIC 8
CROTONIC 8
FOITITIC 8
FRICTION 8 pangram
FRONTOON 8
FROTTOIR 8
INOTOCIN 8
INTORTOR 8
INTRONIC 8
NITRONIC 8
NONIONIC 8
NONTONIC 8
OCTONION 8
OTOCONIN 8
RIRORIRO 8
TINCTION 8
TOCORORO 8
TRINITRO 8
TROTTOIR 8
COCRICO 7
COITION 7
CONCOCT 7
CONTORT 7
CORONIN 7
CRINION 7
CROTTIN 7
FICTION 7
FINFOOT * 7
FIORINI 7
FIORINO 7
FOOTROT * 7
FORTORN 7
FRONTON 7
INTRICO 7
INTROIT 7
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NONIRON 7
NONROOF 7
NONROOT 7
NONTORT 7
NORITIC 7
ONCOTIC 7
ROOTROT * 7
TORTONI 7
TRICORN 7
TRIONIC 7
TRITOON 7
CITRON 6
COCCIC 6
COCOON 6
COFFIN 6
COFOCI 6
CONFIT 6
COOCOO 6
CORINO 6
CORNIC 6
CORNIN 6
CORRIN 6
CORTIN 6
CORTON 6
COTTON 6
CROCIN 6
CROTON 6
FICTOR 6
FINITO 6
FINNOC 6
FIORIN 6
FIROIN 6
FOOFOO 6
FORINT 6
FORRIT 6
FORTIN 6
FRICOT 6
ICONIC 6
INTORT 6
INTRON 6
IRONIC 6
NOCINO 6
NONFIT 6
NONION 6
NONTIN 6
NORRIN 6
NOTION 6
OCTOIC 6
OCTROI 6
ONONIN 6
OROTIC 6
OTITIC 6
ROCOCO 6
ROCOTO 6
ROTINI 6
TOCINO 6
TOITOI 6
TRICOT 6
TRIRON 6
TRITON 6
TROTRO 6
CIRIO 5
COCCI 5
COION 5
CONIC 5
CONTO 5
CORNI 5
CORNO 5
CROCI 5
CROFT 5
CROON 5
FONIO 5
FRICO 5
FROIN 5
FRONT 5
FROOT 5
INFON 5
INION 5
INTRO 5
IONIC 5
IRORI 5
NINON 5
NITON 5
NITRO 5
NONIC 5
NONNO 5
NOOIT 5
OCTIC 5
ONION 5
ONTIC 5
ORCIN 5
RONIN 5
RORIC 5
ROTON 5
ROTOR 5
TONIC 5
TONIR 5
TONOI 5
TONTO 5
TORIC 5
TORII 5
TORNI 5
TRION 5
TRIOR 5
TROCO 5
TRONC 5
CION 4
COCO 4
COFF 4
COFT 4
COIF 4
COIN 4
COIR 4
CONI 4
CONN 4
COOF 4
COOT 4
CORF 4
CORN 4
COTT 4
CROC 4
FICO 4
FINO 4
FOCI 4
FOIN 4
FONT 4
FOOF 4
FOOT 4
FORT 4
FROT 4
ICON 4
INFO 4
INRO 4
INTO * 4
IRON 4
NOIR 4
NOIT 4
NONI 4
NONO 4
NOON 4
NOOT 4
NORI 4 allowed elsewhere
NOTT 4
OINT 4
ONCT 4
ONOI 4
ONTO * 4
OOFF 4
OONT 4
OTIC 4
OTTO 4
RIOT 4
ROOF 4
ROON 4
ROOT 4
RORT 4
ROTI 4
ROTO 4
TIRO 4
TOCO 4
TOFF 4
TOFT 4
TOIT 4
TONI 4
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TORC 4
TORI 4
TORN 4
TORO 4
TORR 4
TORT 4
TOTO 4
TRIO 4
TROT 4

* compound(ish) word

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