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 7, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 7, 2020, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter DEFOTUX
Spelling Bee for October 7, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter O: March 29, 2023
Center letter F: February 16, 2022

words: 41
score: 182 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2

D x 17
E x 3
F x 7
O x 4
T x 10

4L x 13
5L x 12
6L x 12
7L x 2
8L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
D 8 4 3 2 - 17
E - 2 1 - - 3
F 3 2 2 - - 7
O - 3 - - 1 4
T 2 1 6 - 1 10
tot 13 12 12 2 2 41

cmp 5 8 tot
O 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 27

OUTFOXED

word       length      
DEED 4
DEEDED 6
DEFT 4 debut
DETOX 5 debut
DETOXED 7 debut
DODO 4
DOFF 4
DOFFED 6 debut
DOTE 4
DOTED 5
DOTTED 6
DOXED 5 debut
DUDE 4 debut
DUDED 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
DUET 4 debut
DUETTED 7 debut
DUFF 4
ETUDE 5 debut
EXUDE 5 debut
EXUDED 6 debut
FEED 4 debut
FETED 5 debut
FEUD 4 debut
FEUDED 6 debut
FOOD 4
FOOTED 6 debut
FOXED 5 debut
OFFED 5 debut
OUTDO * 5
OUTED 5 debut
OUTFOXED * 8 pangram, debut
TEED 4
TEXTED 6 debut
TOED 4
TOOTED 6
TOTED 5
TOUTED 6 debut
TUFTED 6 debut
TUTTED 6 debut
TUXEDO 6 debut
TUXEDOED 8 debut

* compound(ish) word

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