August 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 23, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with DA.
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.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter R: January 30, 2024Center letter C: January 11, 2022
Center letter F: May 22, 2019
words: 207
score: 1,065 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes
A x 55
C x 37
D x 27
F x 20
I x 10
R x 18
T x 40
4L x 44
5L x 60
6L x 44
7L x 30
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | 55 |
| C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| D | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 27 |
| F | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| I | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| R | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| T | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | 40 |
| tot | 44 | 60 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 207 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AC x 17 | AD x 5 | AF x 3 | AI x 4 | AR x 17 | AT x 8 |
| CA x 18 | CI x 12 | CR x 7 | ||||
| DA x 8 | DI x 18 | DR x 1 | ||||
| DAC x 1 | DAI x 2 | DAR x 2 | DAT x 3 | |||
| FA x 9 | FI x 5 | FR x 5 | FT x 1 | |||
| IC x 1 | ID x 2 | IF x 3 | IR x 3 | IT x 1 | ||
| RA x 10 | RI x 8 | |||||
| TA x 11 | TI x 9 | TR x 20 |
DIFFRACT
| word | length | |||
| AARTI | 5 | |||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| ACARDIA | 7 | |||
| ACARDIAC | 8 | |||
| ACARDIACI | 9 | |||
| ACARI | 5 | |||
| ACARID | 6 | |||
| ACCIDIA | 7 | |||
| ACID | 4 | |||
| ACIDIC | 6 | |||
| ACIDIFIC | 8 | |||
| ACRATIA | 7 | |||
| ACRATIC | 7 | |||
| ACRID | 5 | |||
| ACRIDID | 7 | |||
| ACTARIT | 7 | |||
| ACTI | 4 | |||
| ADATI | 5 | |||
| ADDICT | 6 | |||
| ADIC | 4 | |||
| ADIT | 4 | |||
| ADRIFT | 6 | |||
| AFFAIR | 6 | |||
| AFRAID | 6 | |||
| AFRIT | 5 | |||
| AIDID | 5 | |||
| AIRCAR | 6 | |||
| AIRCRAFT | 8 | |||
| AIRT | 4 | |||
| ARACARI | 7 | |||
| ARADID | 6 | |||
| ARATI | 5 | |||
| ARCADIA | 7 | |||
| ARCI | 4 | |||
| ARCID | 5 | |||
| ARCTIC | 6 | |||
| ARCTICID | 8 | |||
| ARCTIID | 7 | |||
| ARDRI | 5 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARID | 4 | |||
| ARIDIC | 6 | |||
| ARIID | 5 | |||
| ARTIAD | 6 | |||
| ARTIC | 5 | |||
| ARTIFACT | 8 | |||
| ATACTIC | 7 | |||
| ATARACTIC | 9 | |||
| ATARI | 5 | |||
| ATRACID | 7 | |||
| ATRIA | 5 | |||
| ATTIC | 5 | |||
| ATTID | 5 | |||
| ATTRIT | 6 | |||
| CACTI | 5 | |||
| CADDID | 6 | |||
| CADI | 4 | |||
| CAID | 4 | |||
| CAIR | 4 | |||
| CAIRD | 5 | |||
| CAITIFF | 7 | |||
| CARDIA | 6 | |||
| CARDIAC | 7 | |||
| CARDIID | 7 | |||
| CARDITA | 7 | |||
| CARDITIC | 8 | |||
| CARDITID | 8 | |||
| CARIAD | 6 | |||
| CARID | 5 | |||
| CARRI | 5 | |||
| CATARACTIC | 10 | |||
| CATFIT | 6 | |||
| CICAD | 5 | |||
| CICADA | 6 | |||
| CICADID | 7 | |||
| CIDARID | 7 | |||
| CIID | 4 | |||
| CIRCA | 5 | |||
| CIRCAR | 6 | |||
| CIRCI | 5 | |||
| CIRRI | 5 | |||
| CIRRID | 6 | |||
| CITRI | 5 | |||
| CITRIC | 6 | |||
| CRACID | 6 | |||
| CRACTICID | 9 | |||
| CRAIC | 5 | |||
| CRATIC | 6 | |||
| CRIA | 4 | |||
| CRIT | 4 | |||
| CRITIC | 6 | |||
| DACITIC | 7 | |||
| DAIRA | 5 | |||
| DAIRID | 6 | |||
| DARI | 4 | |||
| DARIC | 5 | |||
| DATARATI | 8 | |||
| DATARIA | 7 | |||
| DATI | 4 | |||
| DIACID | 6 | |||
| DIACIDIC | 8 | |||
| DIACRITIC | 9 | |||
| DIACT | 5 | |||
| DIAD | 4 | |||
| DIADIC | 6 | |||
| DICTA | 5 | |||
| DIDACT | 6 | |||
| DIDACTIC | 8 | |||
| DIDI | 4 | |||
| DIFF | 4 | |||
| DIFFRACT | 8 | pangram | ||
| DIRA | 4 | |||
| DIRT | 4 | |||
| DITA | 4 | |||
| DITACTIC | 8 | |||
| DITT | 4 | |||
| DITTI | 5 | |||
| DRIFT | 5 | |||
| FACIA | 5 | |||
| FACTIC | 6 | |||
| FAIR | 4 | |||
| FAIRD | 5 | |||
| FAIT | 4 | |||
| FARADAIC | 8 | |||
| FARADIC | 7 | |||
| FARARI | 6 | |||
| FATIDIC | 7 | |||
| FIAR | 4 | |||
| FIAT | 4 | |||
| FICID | 5 | |||
| FIFI | 4 | |||
| FITRA | 5 | |||
| FRACTI | 6 | |||
| FRATI | 5 | |||
| FRIAR | 5 | |||
| FRIT | 4 | |||
| FRITTATA | 8 | |||
| FTIRA | 5 | |||
| ICTIC | 5 | |||
| IDDAT | 5 | |||
| IDIC | 4 | |||
| IFRIT | 5 | |||
| IFTAAR | 6 | |||
| IFTAR | 5 | |||
| IRID | 4 | |||
| IRIDIC | 6 | |||
| IRITIC | 6 | |||
| ITTAR | 5 | |||
| RADIAD | 6 | |||
| RADIATA | 7 | |||
| RADIF | 5 | |||
| RADII | 5 | |||
| RAFFIA | 6 | |||
| RAIAT | 5 | |||
| RAID | 4 | |||
| RAITA | 5 | |||
| RATAFIA | 7 | |||
| RATARDID | 8 | |||
| RIAD | 4 | |||
| RIATA | 5 | |||
| RICRAC | 6 | |||
| RIFF | 4 | |||
| RIFFRAFF | 8 | |||
| RIFT | 4 | |||
| RITARD | 6 | |||
| RITT | 4 | |||
| TACIT | 5 | |||
| TACTIC | 6 | |||
| TACTITIC | 8 | |||
| TAFIA | 5 | |||
| TAIRA | 5 | |||
| TAIT | 4 | |||
| TARAI | 5 | |||
| TARAIRI | 7 | |||
| TARICTIC | 8 | |||
| TARIFF | 6 | |||
| TARTARIC | 8 | |||
| TIAR | 4 | |||
| TIARA | 5 | |||
| TIATR | 5 | |||
| TICTAC | 6 | |||
| TIDIACIC | 8 | |||
| TIFF | 4 | |||
| TIFT | 4 | |||
| TIRR | 4 | |||
| TITI | 4 | |||
| TRAFFIC | 7 | |||
| TRAIF | 5 | |||
| TRAIT | 5 | |||
| TRIAC | 5 | |||
| TRIACID | 7 | |||
| TRIACIDIC | 9 | |||
| TRIACT | 6 | |||
| TRIAD | 5 | |||
| TRIADIC | 7 | |||
| TRIARII | 7 | |||
| TRIATIC | 7 | |||
| TRICA | 5 | |||
| TRICAR | 6 | |||
| TRICTRAC | 8 | |||
| TRIFF | 5 | |||
| TRIFFID | 7 | |||
| TRIFID | 6 | |||
| TRIRADII | 8 | |||
| TRIT | 4 | |||
| TRITACTIC | 9 |