August 23, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers for Print

August 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 23, 2020, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for August 23, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter R: January 30, 2024
Center letter C: January 11, 2022
Center letter F: May 22, 2019

words: 163
score: 1,021 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 46
C x 31
D x 18
F x 14
I x 8
R x 13
T x 33

5L x 60
6L x 44
7L x 30
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	15	13	11	5	2	-	46
C	10	11	6	2	1	1	31
D	6	4	2	5	1	-	18
F	7	3	2	2	-	-	14
I	5	3	-	-	-	-	8
R	5	4	2	2	-	-	13
T	12	6	7	6	2	-	33
tot	60	44	30	22	6	1	163

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

DIFFRACT

word	length
CATARACTIC	10
ACARDIACI	9
ATARACTIC	9
CRACTICID	9
DIACRITIC	9
TRIACIDIC	9
TRITACTIC	9
ACARDIAC	8
ACIDIFIC	8
AIRCRAFT	8
ARCTICID	8
ARTIFACT	8
CARDITIC	8
CARDITID	8
DATARATI	8
DIACIDIC	8
DIDACTIC	8
DIFFRACT	8	pangram
DITACTIC	8
FARADAIC	8
FRITTATA	8
RATARDID	8
RIFFRAFF	8
TACTITIC	8
TARICTIC	8
TARTARIC	8
TIDIACIC	8
TRICTRAC	8
TRIRADII	8
ACARDIA	7
ACCIDIA	7
ACRATIA	7
ACRATIC	7
ACRIDID	7
ACTARIT	7
ARACARI	7
ARCADIA	7
ARCTIID	7
ATACTIC	7
ATRACID	7
CAITIFF	7
CARDIAC	7
CARDIID	7
CARDITA	7
CICADID	7
CIDARID	7
DACITIC	7
DATARIA	7
FARADIC	7
FATIDIC	7
RADIATA	7
RATAFIA	7
TARAIRI	7
TRAFFIC	7
TRIACID	7
TRIADIC	7
TRIARII	7
TRIATIC	7
TRIFFID	7
ACACIA	6
ACARID	6
ACIDIC	6
ADDICT	6
ADRIFT	6
AFFAIR	6
AFRAID	6
AIRCAR	6
ARADID	6
ARCTIC	6
ARIDIC	6
ARTIAD	6
ATTRIT	6
CADDID	6
CARDIA	6
CARIAD	6
CATFIT	6
CICADA	6
CIRCAR	6
CIRRID	6
CITRIC	6
CRACID	6
CRATIC	6
CRITIC	6
DAIRID	6
DIACID	6
DIADIC	6
DIDACT	6
FACTIC	6
FARARI	6
FRACTI	6
IFTAAR	6
IRIDIC	6
IRITIC	6
RADIAD	6
RAFFIA	6
RICRAC	6
RITARD	6
TACTIC	6
TARIFF	6
TICTAC	6
TRIACT	6
TRICAR	6
TRIFID	6
AARTI	5
ACARI	5
ACRID	5
ADATI	5
AFRIT	5
AIDID	5
ARATI	5
ARCID	5
ARDRI	5
ARIID	5
ARTIC	5
ATARI	5
ATRIA	5
ATTIC	5
ATTID	5
CACTI	5
CAIRD	5
CARID	5
CARRI	5
CICAD	5
CIRCA	5
CIRCI	5
CIRRI	5
CITRI	5
CRAIC	5
DAIRA	5
DARIC	5
DIACT	5
DICTA	5
DITTI	5
DRIFT	5
FACIA	5
FAIRD	5
FICID	5
FITRA	5
FRATI	5
FRIAR	5
FTIRA	5
ICTIC	5
IDDAT	5
IFRIT	5
IFTAR	5
ITTAR	5
RADIF	5
RADII	5
RAIAT	5
RAITA	5
RIATA	5
TACIT	5
TAFIA	5
TAIRA	5
TARAI	5
TIARA	5
TIATR	5
TRAIF	5
TRAIT	5
TRIAC	5
TRIAD	5
TRICA	5
TRIFF	5

AA x 1	AC x 14	AD x 3	AF x 3	AI x 3	AR x 14	AT x 8
CA x 15	CI x 11	CR x 5
DA x 6	DI x 11	DR x 1
FA x 7	FI x 2	FR x 4	FT x 1
IC x 1	ID x 1	IF x 3	IR x 2	IT x 1
			IRI x 2
RA x 9	RI x 4
TA x 10	TI x 4	TR x 19

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