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August 20, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OI.


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center letter TCILNOU
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023

words: 190
score: 1,039 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

C x 39
I x 19
L x 19
N x 27
O x 30
T x 41
U x 15

4L x 51
5L x 40
6L x 34
7L x 25
8L x 18
9L x 10
10L x 9
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
C 7 9 6 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 39
I 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 - - - 19
L 7 5 3 3 1 - - - - - 19
N 4 4 4 6 3 2 4 - - - 27
O 6 3 8 4 6 2 1 - - - 30
T 19 10 7 2 2 1 - - - - 41
U 5 5 2 3 - - - - - - 15
tot 51 40 34 25 18 10 9 1 1 1 190

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 1 CL x 10 CO x 18 CU x 10
IC x 1 IL x 6 IN x 12
LI x 9 LO x 8 LU x 2
NI x 6 NO x 19 NU x 2
OC x 10 OI x 2 ON x 4 OO x 2 OT x 6 OU x 6
OIL x 1 OIN x 1
TI x 11 TO x 22 TU x 8
UL x 2 UN x 11 UT x 2

COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT, LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC

word       length      
CINCT 5
CLINT 5
CLIT 4
CLITIC 6
CLITION 7
CLITOCIN 8
CLOIT 5
CLONICOTONIC 12
CLOOT 5
CLOT 4
CLOUT 5
COCONUT 7
COITION 7
COLITIC 7
COLLOCUTION 11 pangram
COLT 4
CONCOCT 7
CONCOCTION 10
CONTINUO 8
CONTO 5
COOT 4
COTILLION 9
COTILLON 8
COTT 4
COTTON 6
COUNIT 6
COUNT 5
COUNTOUT 8
COUTIL 6
CUIT 4
CULT 4
CULTI 5
CULTIC 6
CUNNILINCTION 13 pangram
CUTICLIN 8
CUTICULIN 9
CUTIN 5
CUTINITIC 9
CUTOUT 6
ICTIC 5
ILLICIT 7
ILLINITION 10
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT 6
ILLOCUTION 10 pangram
ILOT 4
INCULT 6
INCUT 5
INNIT 5
INOTOCIN 8
INTI 4
INTIL 5
INTINCTION 10
INTO 4
INTUIT 6
INTUITION 9
INUNCT 6
INUNCTION 9
LICIT 5
LILT 4
LINOCUT 7 perfect pangram
LINT 4
LINTOL 6
LITOTIC 7
LITTLUN 7
LITU 4
LITUI 5
LOCUTION 8 pangram
LOLOT 5
LOOT 4
LOTI 4
LOTIC 5
LOTION 6
LOTTO 5
LOUT 4
LUNT 4
LUTINO 6
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NICOTINIC 9
NITIC 5
NITINOL 7
NITON 5
NOCTILUCIN 10 pangram
NOIT 4
NOLITION 8
NONCOLITIC 10
NONCOTTON 9
NONCOUNT 8
NONCULT 7
NONCUT 6
NONITOL 7
NONOOLITIC 10
NONTIN 6
NONTONIC 8
NONTUITION 10
NONUNIT 7
NOOIT 5
NOOT 4
NOTION 6
NOTT 4
NOUT 4
NUNTII 6
NUTIL 5
OCCULT 6
OCCULTIC 8
OCOTILLO 8
OCTIC 5
OCTILLION 9
OCTITOL 7
OCTLI 5
OCTOIC 6
OCTONION 8
OCTONIONIC 10
OILNUT 6
OINT 4
ONCOTIC 7
ONCT 4
ONTIC 5
ONTO 4
OOLITIC 7
OONT 4
OTIC 4
OTITIC 6
OTOCONIN 8
OTOLIN 6
OTOLITIC 8
OTTO 4
OUTCLINIC 9 pangram
OUTCON 6
OUTCOOL 7
OUTCOUNT 8
OUTCUT 6
OUTLOT 6
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TINCT 5
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
TINT 4
TITI 4
TITIN 5
TITLO 5
TITULI 6
TOCINO 6
TOCO 4
TOIL 4
TOIT 4
TOITOI 6
TOLL 4
TOLLON 6
TOLT 4
TOLU 4
TOLUIC 6
TOLUOL 6
TONI 4
TONIC 5
TONOI 5
TONTO 5
TOOL 4
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TOTO 4
TOULOULOU 9
TOUN 4
TOUT 4
TUITION 7
TULOU 5
TUNIC 5
TUNICIN 7
TUTIN 5
TUTTI 5
TUTU 4
TUTULI 6
ULTO 4
ULUIT 5
UNCOLT 6
UNCOUNT 7
UNCT 4
UNCTION 7
UNCUT 5
UNIT 4
UNITION 7
UNLIT 5
UNTIL 5
UNTIN 5
UNTO 4
UTIL 4
UTILON 6

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