October 8, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 8, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 8, 2021, 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 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 October 8, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter N: September 20, 2024
Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter I: November 25, 2020
Center letter T: August 19, 2018

words: 240
score: 1,222 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes

C x 62
F x 36
I x 22
N x 39
O x 22
R x 16
T x 43

4L x 69
5L x 45
6L x 50
7L x 29
8L x 25
9L x 12
10L x 7
11L x 3

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
C	15	10	16	7	8	3	3	-	62
F	9	5	10	7	4	1	-	-	36
I	5	5	4	2	3	1	2	-	22
N	8	6	6	7	3	6	1	2	39
O	8	4	5	1	2	-	1	1	22
R	7	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	16
T	17	11	6	4	4	1	-	-	43
tot	69	45	50	29	25	12	7	3	240

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

debut appearances

FRICTION, INFRICTION

word	length
CION	4
CIRIO	5
CITRON	6
COCCI	5
COCCIC	6
COCO	4
COCOON	6
COCRICO	7
COFF	4
COFFIN	6
COFOCI	6
COFT	4
COIF	4
COIN	4
COION	5
COIR	4
COITION	7
CONCOCT	7
CONCOCTION	10
CONCOCTOR	9
CONFIT	6
CONFRONT	8
CONI	4
CONIC	5
CONN	4
CONTO	5
CONTORNO	8
CONTORT	7
CONTORTION	10
CONTRITION	10
COOCOO	6
COOF	4
COOT	4
CORF	4
CORINO	6
CORN	4
CORNI	5
CORNIC	6
CORNIFIC	8
CORNIN	6
CORNO	5
COROCORO	8
CORONIN	7
CORONION	8
CORONITIC	9
COROTRON	8
CORRIN	6
CORTIN	6
CORTON	6
COTT	4
COTTON	6
CRINION	7
CRIOCONIC	9
CROC	4
CROCI	5
CROCIN	6
CROCONIC	8
CROFT	5
CROON	5
CROTON	6
CROTONIC	8
CROTTIN	7
FICO	4
FICTION	7
FICTOR	6
FINFOOT	7
FINITO	6
FINNOC	6
FINO	4
FIORIN	6
FIORINI	7
FIORINO	7
FIROIN	6
FOCI	4
FOIN	4
FOITITIC	8
FONIO	5
FONT	4
FOOF	4
FOOFOO	6
FOOT	4
FOOTROT	7
FORINT	6
FORRIT	6
FORT	4
FORTIN	6
FORTITION	9
FORTORN	7
FRICO	5
FRICOT	6
FRICTION	8	pangram
FROIN	5
FRONT	5
FRONTON	7
FRONTOON	8
FROOT	5
FROT	4
FROTTOIR	8
ICON	4
ICONIC	6
INFO	4
INFON	5
INFRICTION	10	pangram
INION	5
INOTOCIN	8
INRO	4
INTINCTION	10
INTO	4
INTORT	6
INTORTION	9
INTORTOR	8
INTRICO	7
INTRO	5
INTROIT	7
INTRON	6
INTRONIC	8
IONIC	5
IRON	4
IRONIC	6
IRORI	5
NICOTIC	7
NICOTIN	7
NICOTINIC	9
NINON	5
NITON	5
NITRO	5
NITROCOTTON	11
NITRONIC	8
NOCINO	6
NOIR	4
NOIT	4
NONCITRIC	9
NONCOTTON	9
NONCRITIC	9
NONFICTION	10
NONFIT	6
NONI	4
NONIC	5
NONICONIC	9
NONINTRONIC	11
NONION	6
NONIONIC	8
NONIRON	7
NONIRONIC	9
NONNO	5
NONO	4
NONROOF	7
NONROOT	7
NONTIN	6
NONTONIC	8
NONTORT	7
NOOIT	5
NOON	4
NOOT	4
NORI	4	allowed elsewhere
NORITIC	7
NORRIN	6
NOTION	6
NOTT	4
OCTIC	5
OCTOIC	6
OCTONION	8
OCTONIONIC	10
OCTROI	6
OINT	4
ONCOTIC	7
ONCT	4
ONION	5
ONIROCRITIC	11
ONOI	4
ONONIN	6
ONTIC	5
ONTO	4
OOFF	4
OONT	4
ORCIN	5
OROTIC	6
OTIC	4
OTITIC	6
OTOCONIN	8
OTTO	4
RIOT	4
RIRORIRO	8
ROCOCO	6
ROCOTO	6
RONIN	5
ROOF	4
ROON	4
ROOT	4
ROOTROT	7
RORIC	5
RORT	4
ROTI	4
ROTINI	6
ROTO	4
ROTON	5
ROTOR	5
TINCTION	8
TIRO	4
TOCINO	6
TOCO	4
TOCORORO	8
TOFF	4
TOFT	4
TOIT	4
TOITOI	6
TONI	4
TONIC	5
TONIR	5
TONOI	5
TONTO	5
TOON	4
TOOT	4
TORC	4
TORI	4
TORIC	5
TORII	5
TORN	4
TORNI	5
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORTONI	7
TOTO	4
TRICORN	7
TRICOT	6
TRICROTIC	9
TRINITRO	8
TRIO	4
TRION	5
TRIONIC	7
TRIOR	5
TRIRON	6
TRITON	6
TRITOON	7
TROCO	5
TRONC	5
TROT	4
TROTRO	6
TROTTOIR	8

CI x 3	CO x 48	CR x 11
FI x 11	FO x 15	FR x 10
IC x 2	IN x 16	IO x 1	IR x 3
NI x 8	NO x 31
OC x 5	OI x 1	ON x 8	OO x 2	OR x 2	OT x 4
RI x 2	RO x 14
TI x 2	TO x 25	TR x 16

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