August 20, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 20, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, 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.

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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

debut appearances

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

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

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
TI x 11	TO x 22	TU x 8
UL x 2	UN x 11	UT x 2

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