October 1, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 1, 2020, 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 I: July 18, 2023Center letter C: January 29, 2022
words: 62
score: 337 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes
C x 20
E x 3
I x 10
N x 11
O x 5
T x 12
X x 1
4L x 17
5L x 13
6L x 10
7L x 8
8L x 4
9L x 3
10L x 5
11L x 1
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 20 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| N | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| O | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| cmp | 4 | tot |
| I | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 22 |
EXTINCTION
| word | length | |||
| INCONTINENCE | 12 | debut | ||
| INCONTINENT | 11 | debut | ||
| CONCOCTION | 10 | |||
| CONNECTION | 10 | debut | ||
| CONTENTION | 10 | debut | ||
| CONTINENCE | 10 | debut | ||
| EXTINCTION | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| CONTINENT | 9 | debut | ||
| INNOCENCE | 9 | debut | ||
| INTENTION | 9 | debut | ||
| INNOCENT | 8 | debut | ||
| NICOTINE | 8 | debut | ||
| NONTOXIC | 8 | debut | ||
| TECTONIC | 8 | debut | ||
| CONCEIT | 7 | debut | ||
| CONCOCT | 7 | |||
| CONNECT | 7 | |||
| CONNOTE | 7 | |||
| CONTENT | 7 | |||
| CONTEXT | 7 | debut | ||
| ECOTONE | 7 | |||
| TONTINE | 7 | debut | ||
| COCOON | 6 | |||
| COOTIE | 6 | |||
| COTTON | 6 | |||
| EXOTIC | 6 | debut | ||
| ICONIC | 6 | |||
| INTONE | 6 | debut | ||
| NEOCON | 6 | |||
| NOTICE | 6 | debut | ||
| NOTION | 6 | |||
| TOONIE | 6 | debut | ||
| COCCI | 5 | |||
| CONIC | 5 | |||
| IONIC | 5 | |||
| NONCE | 5 | |||
| NONET | 5 | |||
| OCTET | 5 | |||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| TENON | 5 | |||
| TONIC | 5 | |||
| TONNE | 5 | |||
| TOXIC | 5 | debut | ||
| TOXIN | 5 | debut | ||
| XENON | 5 | |||
| COIN | 4 | |||
| CONE | 4 | |||
| COOT | 4 | |||
| COTE | 4 | |||
| ICON | 4 | |||
| INTO | * 4 | |||
| NEON | 4 | |||
| NONE | 4 | |||
| NOON | 4 | |||
| NOTE | 4 | |||
| ONCE | 4 | |||
| ONTO | * 4 | |||
| OXEN | 4 | |||
| TONE | 4 | |||
| TOON | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TOTE | 4 |
* compound(ish) word