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 28, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 28, 2020, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TDEFINV
Spelling Bee for October 28, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter V: December 4, 2023
Center letter F: October 1, 2022

words: 66
score: 350 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

D x 12
E x 7
F x 9
I x 15
N x 3
T x 17
V x 3

4L x 18
5L x 7
6L x 20
7L x 8
8L x 7
9L x 2
10L x 4

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 4 - 3 2 1 1 1 12
E 1 1 2 2 1 - - 7
F 2 3 2 2 - - - 9
I - - 5 2 4 1 3 15
N 1 - 1 - 1 - - 3
T 9 3 5 - - - - 17
V 1 - 2 - - - - 3
tot 18 7 20 8 7 2 4 66

cmp 8 tot
E 1 1
N 1 1
tot 2 2

debut appearances 38

DEFINITIVE

word       length      
DEFINITIVE 10 pangram, debut
IDENTIFIED 10 debut
INDEFINITE 10 debut
INFINITIVE 10
DIFFIDENT 9 debut
INVENTIVE 9
DEFINITE 8 debut
EVENTIDE * 8 debut, disallowed elsewhere
INDENTED 8 debut
INFINITE 8
INTENDED 8 debut
INVENTED 8 debut
NINETEEN * 8
DETENTE 7 debut
DINETTE 7 debut
ENTENTE 7
EVIDENT 7 debut
FEINTED 7 debut
FIFTEEN 7
INVITED 7 debut
INVITEE 7
DENTED 6 debut
DENTIN 6 debut
DIETED 6 debut
EDITED 6 debut
EFFETE 6
FINITE 6
FITTED 6 debut
INDENT 6 debut
INTEND 6 debut
INTENT 6
INVENT 6
INVITE 6
NETTED 6 debut
TENDED 6 debut
TENTED 6 debut
TIDIED 6 debut
TINNED 6 debut
TINTED 6 debut
VENTED 6 debut
VETTED 6 debut
EVENT 5
FEINT 5
FETED 5
FETID 5 debut
TENET 5
TIDED 5 debut
TINED 5 debut
DEFT 4
DENT 4 debut
DIET 4 debut
DINT 4
EDIT 4 debut
FEET 4
FETE 4
NITE 4
TEED 4
TEEN 4
TEND 4 debut
TENT 4
TIDE 4 debut
TIED 4 debut
TIFF 4
TINE 4
TINT 4
VENT 4

* compound(ish) word

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