October 12, 2020: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 12, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 12, 2020, 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 October 12, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter O: November 8, 2024
Center letter N: July 16, 2023
Center letter U: August 29, 2022

words: 294
score: 1,360 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 61
D x 56
N x 41
O x 21
R x 34
T x 71
U x 10

4L x 90
5L x 78
6L x 61
7L x 47
8L x 8
9L x 8
10L x 1
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	16	18	16	10	-	1	-	-	61
D	21	17	10	8	-	-	-	-	56
N	8	10	9	9	4	1	-	-	41
O	6	3	5	4	2	1	-	-	21
R	15	7	6	5	-	1	-	-	34
T	20	21	13	9	2	4	1	1	71
U	4	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	10
tot	90	78	61	47	8	8	1	1	294

debut appearances	3
newly disallowed words	2	donator, odorant

ODOURANT, ROTUNDA, TAURODONT, TURNAROUND

word	length
TARATANTARA	11
TURNAROUND	10	pangram, debut
ANNOTATOR	9
NURTURANT	9	disallowed elsewhere
ORDONNANT	9
RUNAROUND	9
TARANTARA	9
TATTARARA	9
TAURODONT	9	pangram
TOURONAUT	9
NANOROAD	8
NARRATOR	8
NONRADAR	8
NONRADON	8
ODONATAN	8
ODOURANT	8	pangram
TANNADAR	8
TATARARA	8
ADORANT	7
ANNATTO	7
ANNOTTO	7
ANODONT	7
ARATDAR	7
ARNATTO	7
ARNOTTA	7
ARNOTTO	7
ATAUNTO	7
AUTORAD	7
DANTRON	7
DAUNTON	7
DODDARD	7
DODDART	7
DONATOR	7	newly disallowed
DONNARD	7
DOURADA	7
DUNNART	7
NANOART	7
NANODOT	7
NANOROD	7
NATATOR	7
NONAUTO	7
NONROAD	7
NOTANDA	7
NOTATOR	7
NUTATOR	7
ODORANT	7	newly disallowed
ONDATRA	7
OUTRANT	7
OUTROAR	7
RATATAT	7
RATTOON	7
ROTAROD	7
ROTATOR	7
ROTUNDA	7	perfect pangram, debut
TANADAR	7
TANDOOR	7
TANNOUR	7
TANTARA	7
TARATOR	7
TONNATO	7
TORNADO	7
TORRAND	7
TUATARA	7
UNADORN	7
URANOAN	7
ADNATA	6
ADNOUN	6
ANATTA	6
ANATTO	6
ANDRON	6
ANNONA	6
ANODON	6
ANURAN	6
AOUDAD	6
ARDOUR	6
AROUND	6
AROURA	6
ARRANT	6
ATAUNT	6
ATTORN	6
AURORA	6
DANTON	6
DARUAN	6
DATURA	6
DOODAD	6
DORADO	6	allowed elsewhere
DOTARA	6
DOTARD	6
DOUTAR	6
DRAUNT	6
DURANT	6
NANDOU	6
NANNAN	6
NARDOO	6
NARUTO	6
NATANT	6
NATRON	6
NONART	6
NONRAT	6
NUTANT	6
ONROAD	6
ORANDA	6
ORATOR	6
OUTADD	6
OUTRAN	6	debut
RANDAN	6
RANDOT	6
RATOON	6
RATTAN	6
RATTON	6
ROTTAN	6
TANDAR	6
TANNUR	6
TANTRA	6
TARADA	6
TARTAN	6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
TOOART	6
TORANA	6
TOTARA	6
TRUANT	6
TUNDRA	6
UNADON	6
UNTAUT	6
AARON	5
ADDON	5
ADDRA	5
ADORN	5
ADRAD	5
ANANA	5
ANDRO	5
ANONA	5
ANTRA	5
AORTA	5
ARARA	5
ARDOR	5
ARNUT	5
AROAR	5
ARURA	5
ATTAR	5
AUDAD	5
AURAR	5
DAANA	5
DADDA	5
DANDA	5
DANTA	5
DATTO	5
DAUNT	5
DODAD	5
DONAT	5
DONNA	5
DOONA	5
DORAD	5
DOTAR	5
DOUAR	5
DOURA	5
DRANT	5
DURRA	5
DUTAR	5
NANDU	5
NANNA	5
NANTO	5
NARDO	5
NARRA	5
NATTO	5
NAUNT	5
NONAD	5
NONDA	5
NONNA	5
ORANT	5
OTTAR	5
OUTTA	5
RADAR	5
RADON	5
RANDO	5	allowed elsewhere
RATAN	5
ROTAN	5
ROTTA	5
RUANA	5
TANDA	5
TANNA	5
TANOD	5
TANRU	5
TANTO	5
TARAN	5
TARDO	5
TAROT	5
TATOO	5
TATOU	5
TATTA	5
TAUNT	5
TAUON	5
TORAN	5
TORTA	5
TRANT	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TRONA	5
TUART	5
TURRA	5
UDAND	5
UNADD	5
ADAD	4
ADAT	4
ADDA	4
ANAN	4
ANNA	4
ANOA	4
ANON	4
ANTA	4
ARAD	4
ARNA	4
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
ATUA	4
AUNT	4
AURA	4
AUTO	4
DAAD	4
DADA	4
DADO	4
DANA	4
DAND	4
DARN	4
DARR	4
DART	4
DATA	4
DATO	4
DAUD	4
DAUR	4
DAUT	4
DOAT	4
DONA	4
DRAT	4
DUAD	4	disallowed elsewhere
DUAN	4
DUAR	4
DUAT	4
DURA	4
NAAN	4
NAAT	4
NADA	4
NANA	4
NANO	4
NARD	4
NATO	4
NOTA	4
OART	4
OOAA	4
ORAD	4
ORDA	4
ORRA	4
OUTA	4
RAAD	4
RADA	4
RAND	4
RANN	4
RANT	4
RATA	4
RATO	4
RATU	4
RAUN	4
ROAD	4
ROAN	4
ROAR	4
RONA	4
ROTA	4
RUAN	4
TAAN	4
TADA	4
TANA	4
TARD	4
TARN	4
TARO	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TATU	4
TAUA	4
TAUT	4
TOAD	4
TOAT	4
TONA	4
TORA	4
TOTA	4
TRAD	4
TUAN	4
TUNA	4
UNAU	4
URAD	4
URAO	4
URNA	4

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