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September 12, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 12, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter ICLMNOT
Spelling Bee for September 12, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter T: August 4, 2022
Center letter M: November 11, 2021
Center letter O: September 15, 2019

words: 239
score: 1,378 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 11
plurals: 12
bingo: yes

C x 43
I x 25
L x 30
M x 56
N x 39
O x 26
T x 20

4L x 53
5L x 46
6L x 42
7L x 34
8L x 25
9L x 18
10L x 14
11L x 3
12L x 3
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
C 7 9 8 7 3 3 1 3 2 - 43
I 6 6 5 4 1 - 3 - - - 25
L 12 5 5 3 1 2 2 - - - 30
M 11 8 9 10 7 7 3 - - 1 56
N 4 7 8 5 6 4 4 - 1 - 39
O 5 5 4 4 5 2 1 - - - 26
T 8 6 3 1 2 - - - - - 20
tot 53 46 42 34 25 18 14 3 3 1 239

cmp 4 6 7 8 9 tot
I 1 1 - - - 2
M - - 3 4 1 8
T - 1 - - - 1
tot 1 2 3 4 1 11

plu 4 5 6 7 8 tot
C - 1 - 1 1 3
L 1 - - - - 1
M - - 1 1 1 3
N - 1 - - - 1
O 1 - - - - 1
T 1 2 - - - 3
tot 3 4 1 2 2 12

LIMONCITO, LIMONITIC, LOCOMOTION

word       length      
MONIMOLIMNION 13
CLINOLIMNION 12
CLONICOTONIC 12
NONMONOTONIC 12
COLOCOLONIC 11
COMMONITION 11
COMONOTONIC 11
CONCOCTION 10
ILICICOLIN 10
ILLINITION 10
INTINCTION 10
LIMONCILLO 10
LOCOMOTION 10 pangram
MILIOLITIC 10
MONOCLINIC 10
MONOMICTIC 10
NONCOLITIC 10
NONCOLONIC 10
NONMITOTIC 10
NONOOLITIC 10
OCTONIONIC 10
COLOCOLIC 9
COMMOTION 9
COTILLION 9
LIMONCITO 9 pangram
LIMONITIC 9 pangram
MILLICOIN 9
MINICOMIC * 9
MOLINILLO 9
MONOCOTIC 9
MONOMITIC 9
MONOTONIC 9 disallowed elsewhere
MONOTONIN 9
NICOTINIC 9
NONICONIC 9
NONILLION 9
NONMOTION 9
OCTILLION 9
OMNITONIC 9
CINCINNI  8
CLITOCIN 8
COTILLON 8
INOTOCIN 8
LOMILOMI 8
MINILOCI *  8
MINIMILL * 8
MINIMOON * 8
MINIMOTO * 8
MONITION 8
MONOMINO 8
MONOTINT 8
NOLITION 8
NONCOMIC 8
NONIONIC 8
NONMONIC 8
NONOMINO 8
NONTONIC 8
OCOTILLO 8 disallowed elsewhere
OCTOMINO 8
OCTONION 8
OTOCONIN 8
OTOLITIC 8
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
CICINNI  7
CLITION 7
COITION 7
COLICIN 7
COLIMIT 7
COLITIC 7
COLONIC 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
INTIMIN 7
IONOMIC 7
LIMONIN 7
LITOTIC 7
LONOMIC 7
MICTION 7
MILLION 7
MINICOM * 7
MINIMIN * 7
MITOTIC 7
MITTIMI  7
MONOION 7
MONOTIC 7
MOONLIT * 7
MOTILIN 7
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NITINOL 7
NOMILIN 7
NONITOL 7
OCTITOL 7
ONCOTIC 7
ONICOLO 7
OOLITIC 7
TIMOLOL 7
CLINIC 6
CLITIC 6
CLONIC 6
COCCIC 6
COILIN 6
COLONI 6
COMMIT 6
COOLIO 6
ICONIC 6
ILICIN 6
ILLLIT * 6
IMINIC 6
INIMIC 6
LIMNIC 6
LINTOL 6
LOIMIC 6
LONNIN 6
LOTION 6
MICTIC 6
MILLIM 6
MINIMI  6
MINION 6
MIOTIC 6
MOIMOI 6
MOLIMO 6
MOLLIC 6
MOTION 6
NIMONO 6
NINCOM 6
NOCINO 6
NONILL 6
NONION 6
NONOIL 6
NONTIN 6
NOTION 6
OCTOIC 6
ONONIN 6
OTITIC 6
OTOLIN 6
TOCINO 6
TOITOI 6
TOMTIT * 6
CINCT 5
CLINT 5
CLOIT 5
COCCI  5
COION 5
COLIC 5
COLIN 5
COMIC 5
CONIC 5
ICTIC 5
IMINO 5
INION 5
INNIT 5
INTIL 5
IONIC 5
LICIT 5
LIMIT 5
LININ 5
LOCIN 5
LOTIC 5
MIMIC 5
MINIM 5
MINMI 5
MOLOI 5
MONIC 5
MONOI 5
MOOLI 5
MOTTI 5
NINON 5
NITIC 5
NITON 5
NOMIC 5
NOMOI  5
NONIC 5
NOOIT 5
OCTIC 5
OCTLI 5
OMMIN 5
ONION 5
ONTIC 5
TINCT 5
TITIN 5
TITLO 5
TOMOI  5
TONIC 5
TONOI  5
CILL 4
CION 4
CLIT 4
COIL 4
COIN 4
COLI 4
CONI 4
ICON 4
ILLO 4
ILOT 4
IMIN 4
INTI 4
INTO * 4
LILL 4
LILO 4
LILT 4
LIMN 4
LIMO 4
LINN 4
LINO 4
LINT 4
LION 4
LOCI  4
LOIN 4
LOTI 4
MICI 4
MICO 4
MILL 4
MILO 4
MILT 4
MINI 4
MINO 4
MINT 4
MITT 4
MOIL 4
MOIT 4
NILL 4
NOIL 4
NOIT 4
NONI 4
OINT 4
OLIO 4
OMIT 4
ONOI  4
OTIC 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TINT 4
TITI 4
TOIL 4
TOIT 4
TONI  4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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