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October 26, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 26, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter IACDORT
Spelling Bee for October 26, 2020

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Center letter D: October 3, 2022

words: 338
score: 2,023 pts
pangrams: 11
perfect: 3
compounds: 1
plurals: 14
bingo: yes

A x 69
C x 82
D x 53
I x 21
O x 27
R x 24
T x 62

4L x 50
5L x 82
6L x 71
7L x 62
8L x 47
9L x 16
10L x 6
11L x 2
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 9 18 16 15 6 3 1 - 1 69
C 8 17 17 19 13 3 3 1 1 82
D 11 14 11 7 9 1 - - - 53
I 4 8 3 2 1 1 2 - - 21
O 3 5 11 4 4 - - - - 27
R 6 7 4 4 3 - - - - 24
T 9 13 9 11 11 8 - 1 - 62
tot 50 82 71 62 47 16 6 2 2 338

cmp 6 tot
A 1 1
tot 1 1

plu 4 5 6 8 9 tot
A 1 1 - - 1 3
C - 5 - 1 - 6
D - 1 - 1 - 2
O - - 1 - - 1
R - 1 - - - 1
T 1 - - - - 1
tot 2 8 1 2 1 14

debut appearances 15

ARCTOID, ARCTOTOID, CARDIOAORTIC, CAROTID, DARTOIC, DIATORIC, DICTATOR, IDIOCRATIC, TRACTRICOID, TRACTROID, TRICORDIA

word       length      
ACROCORACOID 12
CARDIOAORTIC 12 pangram
CRITOCRATIC 11
TRACTRICOID 11 pangram
ACROCIRRID 10
CACCIATORA 10
CATACROTIC 10
CATARACTIC 10
IDIOCRATIC 10 pangram
IRRADIATOR 10
ACARDIACI  9
ARCTOTOID 9 pangram
ATARACTIC 9
CARROCCIO 9
CORTICOID 9
CRACTICID 9
DIACRITIC 9
IRRITATOR 9 debut, disallowed elsewhere
TORTRICID 9
TRACIATOR 9
TRACTROID 9 pangram
TRATTORIA 9 debut
TRIACIDIC 9
TRICORDIA 9 pangram
TRICROTIC 9
TRITACTIC 9
ACARDIAC 8
ACIDOTIC 8
ACROATIC 8
ARCTICID 8
ARRICCIO 8
ATTRITOR 8
CARDIOID 8 debut
CARDITIC 8
CARDITID 8
CARIDOID 8
CARROCCI  8
CARROCIO 8
CICADOID 8
CIDAROID 8
COADDICT 8
COCCIDIA 8
CORACIID 8
CORACOID 8
CORRIDOR 8
DATARATI  8
DIACIDIC 8
DIATORIC 8 pangram
DICROTIC 8
DICTATOR 8 pangram, debut
DIDACTIC 8
DIORITIC 8
DITACTIC 8
DORADITO 8
IDIOTICA 8
OITICICA 8
ORATORIO 8 debut
OTIATRIC 8
OTTARIID 8
RADIATOR 8 debut
RATARDID 8
RIRORIRO 8
TACTITIC 8
TARICTIC 8
TARTARIC 8
TIDIACIC 8
TIRADITO 8
TITRATOR 8
TOROIDIC 8
TRADITOR 8
TRICTRAC 8
TRIRADII 8
TROTTOIR 8
ACARDIA 7
ACAROID 7
ACCIDIA 7
ACIDOID 7
ACRATIA 7
ACRATIC 7
ACRIDID 7
ACROTIC 7
ACTARIT 7
ARACARI 7
ARCADIA 7
ARCTIID 7
ARCTOID 7 perfect pangram
ATACTIC 7
ATRACID 7
CACTOID 7
CARDIAC 7
CARDIID 7
CARDITA 7
CARIOCA 7
CAROTIC 7
CAROTID 7 perfect pangram, debut
CICADID 7
CIDARID 7
CIRCOID 7
CITATOR 7
CITROID 7
COCCOID 7
COCRICO 7
CORCAIR 7
CORRIDA 7 debut
CORRIDO 7
COTTOID 7
CRICOID 7
DACITIC 7
DARTOIC 7 perfect pangram
DARTOID 7
DATARIA 7
DORADID 7
DORIDID 7
DORTOIR 7
IDIOTIC 7
IRIDOID 7
OCTADIC 7
OIDIOID 7
OTARIID 7
OTOITID 7
RADIATA 7
RARIORA 7
RICOTTA 7 debut
RIDOTTO 7
TACTOID 7
TARAIRI 7
TAROTIC 7
TOTTARI 7
TRAITOR 7 debut
TRIACID 7
TRIADIC 7
TRIARII 7
TRIATIC 7
TRIIODO 7
TRIODIA 7
ACACIA 6
ACACIO 6
ACARID 6
ACIDIC 6
ADDICT 6
ADOCID 6
ADROIT 6 debut
AIRCAR * 6
AORTIC 6 debut
ARADID 6
ARCOID 6
ARCTIC 6
ARIDIC 6
ARTIAD 6
ATOCIA 6
ATTRIT 6
CADDID 6
CAICCO 6
CARDIA 6
CARDIO 6 debut
CARIAD 6
CICADA 6
CIDIOT 6
CIRCAR 6
CIRRID 6
CITRIC 6
COAITA 6
COCCIC 6
COCCID 6
COTTID 6
CRACID 6
CRATIC 6
CRITIC 6
DACOID 6
DACOIT 6
DAIRID 6
DAOTAI 6
DIACID 6
DIADIC 6
DIDACT 6
DIODIC 6
DIOTIC 6
DOODIA 6
DOTOID 6
IDIOTA 6
IRIDIC 6
IRITIC 6
OCICAT 6
OCTOIC 6
OCTOID 6
OCTROI 6
ODACID 6
OORARI 6
ORARIA  6
OROTIC 6
OTIDID 6
OTITIC 6
OTITID 6
RADIAD 6
RICRAC 6
RITARD 6
ROTOID 6
TACTIC 6
TAOTAI 6
TICTAC 6
TOITOI 6
TOROID 6
TORRID 6
TRIACT 6
TRICAR 6
TRICOT 6
AARTI 5
ACARI 5
ACRID 5
ADATI 5
AIDID 5
AOTID 5
ARATI 5
ARCID 5
ARDRI 5
ARIID 5
ARIOT 5
AROID 5
ARTIC 5
ARTOI 5
ATARI 5
ATRIA  5
ATTIC 5
ATTID 5
CACTI  5
CAIRD 5
CARID 5
CARRI 5
CATIO 5
CICAD 5
CIOID 5
CIRCA 5
CIRCI  5
CIRIO 5
CIRRI  5
CITRI 5
COATI 5 debut
COCCI  5
CORIA 5
CRAIC 5
CROCI  5
DAIRA 5
DARIC 5
DIACT 5
DICOT 5
DICTA  5
DIOID 5
DIOTA 5
DITTI 5
DITTO 5
DOIRA 5
DORID 5
DOTID 5
DROID 5
DROIT 5
IAIDO 5
ICACO 5
ICTIC 5
IDDAT 5
IDIOT 5
IODIC 5
IRORI 5
ITTAR 5
OCOID 5
OCTIC 5
ODIID 5
OIDIA 5
OOTID 5
RADII  5
RADIO 5
RAIAT 5
RAITA 5
RATIO 5 debut
RIATA 5
RORIC 5
TACIT 5
TAIRA 5
TARAI 5
TIARA 5
TIATR 5
TODID 5
TORIC 5
TORII 5
TRAIT 5
TRIAC 5
TRIAD 5
TRICA 5
TRIOR 5
ACAI 4
ACID 4
ACTI 4
ADIC 4
ADIT 4
AIRT 4
ARCI  4
ARIA 4
ARID 4
CADI 4
CAID 4
CAIR 4
CIAO 4
CIID 4
COIR 4 allowed elsewhere
CRIA 4
CRIT 4
DARI 4
DATI 4
DIAD 4
DIDI 4
DIDO 4
DIRA 4
DIRT 4
DITA 4
DITT 4
DOID 4
DOIT 4
IDIC 4
IORA 4
IOTA 4
IRID 4
ODIC 4
OOID 4
OTIC 4
RAID 4
RIAD 4
RIOT 4
RITT 4
ROID 4
ROTI 4
TAIT 4
TIAR 4
TIRO 4
TIRR 4
TITI 4
TOIT 4
TORI  4
TRIO 4
TRIT 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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