October 30, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 30, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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.
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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
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 |
| cmp | 7 | 8 | tot |
| A | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 1 | 3 |
FAMILIARLY, FRAMILY
| word | length | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| AFFAIR | 6 | |||
| AFFIRM | 6 | |||
| AIMARA | 6 | |||
| AIRFALL | * 7 | |||
| AIRIFY | 6 | |||
| AIRILY | 6 | |||
| AIRMAIL | * 7 | |||
| AIRY | 4 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALFAIA | 6 | |||
| ALFIL | 5 | |||
| ALFILARIA | 9 | |||
| ALIF | 4 | |||
| ALIM | 4 | |||
| ALIYA | 5 | |||
| ALMAMI | 6 | |||
| AMARI | 5 | |||
| AMIA | 4 | |||
| AMIL | 4 | |||
| AMIMIA | 6 | |||
| AMIR | 4 | |||
| AMIRA | 5 | |||
| ARALIA | 6 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARIARY | 6 | |||
| ARIL | 4 | |||
| ARILLARY | 8 | |||
| ARILLI | 6 | |||
| ARMARIA | 7 | |||
| ARMIL | 5 | |||
| ARMILL | 6 | |||
| ARMILLA | 7 | |||
| ARMILLARIA | 10 | |||
| ARMILLARY | 9 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FAIR | 4 | |||
| FAIRILY | 7 | |||
| FAIRLY | 6 | |||
| FAIRY | 5 | |||
| FAIRYFLY | * 8 | |||
| FAMIL | 5 | |||
| FAMILIA | 7 | |||
| FAMILIAL | 8 | |||
| FAMILIALLY | 10 | |||
| FAMILIAR | 8 | |||
| FAMILIARLY | 10 | pangram | ||
| FAMILY | 6 | |||
| FARARI | 6 | |||
| FARARIYA | 8 | |||
| FARIMA | 6 | |||
| FIAR | 4 | |||
| FIFI | 4 | |||
| FILA | 4 | |||
| FILAR | 5 | |||
| FILARIA | 7 | |||
| FILARIAL | 8 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FILIALLY | 8 | |||
| FILL | 4 | |||
| FILLY | 5 | |||
| FILM | 4 | |||
| FILMI | 5 | |||
| FILMIFY | 7 | |||
| FILMILY | 7 | |||
| FILMY | 5 | |||
| FIRM | 4 | |||
| FIRMLY | 6 | |||
| FIRRY | 5 | |||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| FLAIR | 5 | |||
| FLIMFLAM | 8 | |||
| FRAIL | 5 | |||
| FRAILLY | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| FRAIM | 5 | |||
| FRAMILY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| FRIAR | 5 | |||
| FRIARLY | 7 | |||
| FRIARY | 6 | |||
| FRILL | 5 | |||
| FRILLY | 6 | |||
| FRIM | 4 | |||
| IFFILY | 6 | |||
| IFFY | 4 | |||
| IFIL | 4 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILAMA | 5 | |||
| ILIA | 4 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| IMALA | 5 | |||
| IMAM | 4 | |||
| IMARI | 5 | |||
| IMMY | 4 | |||
| LAARI | 5 | |||
| LAIR | 4 | |||
| LAIRY | 5 | |||
| LAMIA | 5 | |||
| LAMRIM | 6 | |||
| LARI | 4 | |||
| LARIMAR | 7 | |||
| LIAR | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| LIMA | 4 | |||
| LIMAIL | 6 | |||
| LIMMA | 5 | |||
| LIMY | 4 | |||
| LIRA | 4 | |||
| MAFIA | 5 | |||
| MAFIYA | 6 | |||
| 4 | ||||
| MAILY | 5 | |||
| MAIM | 4 | |||
| MAIR | 4 | |||
| MALAI | 5 | |||
| MALARIA | 7 | |||
| MALARIAL | 8 | |||
| MALARIALLY | 10 | |||
| MALI | 4 | |||
| MALIA | 5 | |||
| MAMI | 4 | |||
| MAMILLA | 7 | |||
| MAMILLAR | 8 | |||
| MAMILLARY | 9 | |||
| MAMMILLA | 8 | |||
| MAMMILLARIA | 11 | |||
| MAMMILLARY | 10 | |||
| MARAI | 5 | |||
| MARIA | 5 | |||
| MARIL | 5 | |||
| MARRI | 5 | |||
| MIAI | 4 | |||
| MIFF | 4 | |||
| MIFFILY | 7 | |||
| MIFFY | 5 | |||
| MILF | 4 | |||
| MILIA | 5 | |||
| MILIARIA | 8 | |||
| MILIARIAL | 9 | |||
| MILIARY | 7 | |||
| MILL | 4 | |||
| MILLIARY | 8 | |||
| MILLIM | 6 | |||
| MIRAA | 5 | |||
| MIRLY | 5 | |||
| MIRY | 4 | |||
| RAFFIA | 6 | |||
| RAIL | 4 | |||
| RAIM | 4 | |||
| RAMI | 4 | |||
| RAMIFY | 6 | |||
| RARIFY | 6 | |||
| RIAL | 4 | |||
| RIFF | 4 | |||
| RIFFLY | 6 | |||
| RIFFRAFF | 8 | |||
| RIFFY | 5 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RILY | 4 | |||
| RIMA | 4 | |||
| RIMY | 4 | |||
| RIYAL | 5 | |||
| YAIR | 4 | |||
| YALI | 4 | |||
| YARI | 4 | |||
| YARRI | 5 | |||
| YIFF | 4 | |||
| YIFFY | 5 | |||
| YILL | 4 | |||
| YIRR | 4 |
* compound(ish) word