Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
October 8, 2021 | Expanded 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

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center letter OCFINRT
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

debut appearances 0

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

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