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August 20, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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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center letter TCILNOU
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2023

words: 139
score: 988 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

C x 32
I x 16
L x 12
N x 23
O x 24
T x 22
U x 10

5L x 40
6L x 34
7L x 25
8L x 18
9L x 10
10L x 9
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
C 9 6 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 32
I 4 4 2 1 2 3 - - - 16
L 5 3 3 1 - - - - - 12
N 4 4 6 3 2 4 - - - 23
O 3 8 4 6 2 1 - - - 24
T 10 7 2 2 1 - - - - 22
U 5 2 3 - - - - - - 10
tot 40 34 25 18 10 9 1 1 1 139

COLLOCUTION, CUNNILINCTION, ILLOCUTION, LINOCUT, LOCUTION, NOCTILUCIN, OUTCLINIC

word       length      
CUNNILINCTION 13 pangram
CLONICOTONIC 12
COLLOCUTION 11 pangram
CONCOCTION 10
ILLINITION 10
ILLOCUTION 10 pangram
INTINCTION 10
NOCTILUCIN 10 pangram
NONCOLITIC 10
NONOOLITIC 10
NONTUITION 10
OCTONIONIC 10
COTILLION 9
CUTICULIN 9
CUTINITIC 9
INTUITION 9
INUNCTION 9
NICOTINIC 9
NONCOTTON 9
OCTILLION 9
OUTCLINIC 9 pangram
TOULOULOU 9
CLITOCIN 8
CONTINUO 8
COTILLON 8
COUNTOUT 8
CUTICLIN 8
INOTOCIN 8
LOCUTION 8 pangram
NOLITION 8
NONCOUNT 8
NONTONIC 8
OCCULTIC 8
OCOTILLO 8
OCTONION 8
OTOCONIN 8
OTOLITIC 8
OUTCOUNT 8
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
CLITION 7
COCONUT 7
COITION 7
COLITIC 7
CONCOCT 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LINOCUT 7 perfect pangram
LITOTIC 7
LITTLUN 7
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NITINOL 7
NONCULT 7
NONITOL 7
NONUNIT 7
OCTITOL 7
ONCOTIC 7
OOLITIC 7
OUTCOOL 7
TUITION 7
TUNICIN 7
UNCOUNT 7
UNCTION 7
UNITION 7
CLITIC 6
COTTON 6
COUNIT 6
COUTIL 6
CULTIC 6
CUTOUT 6
ILLLIT 6
INCULT 6
INTUIT 6
INUNCT 6
LINTOL 6
LOTION 6
LUTINO 6
NONCUT 6
NONTIN 6
NOTION 6
NUNTII 6
OCCULT 6
OCTOIC 6
OILNUT 6
OTITIC 6
OTOLIN 6
OUTCON 6
OUTCUT 6
OUTLOT 6
TITULI 6
TOCINO 6
TOITOI 6
TOLLON 6
TOLUIC 6
TOLUOL 6
TUTULI 6
UNCOLT 6
UTILON 6
CINCT 5
CLINT 5
CLOIT 5
CLOOT 5
CLOUT 5
CONTO 5
COUNT 5
CULTI 5
CUTIN 5
ICTIC 5
INCUT 5
INNIT 5
INTIL 5
LICIT 5
LITUI 5
LOLOT 5
LOTIC 5
LOTTO 5
NITIC 5
NITON 5
NOOIT 5
NUTIL 5
OCTIC 5
OCTLI 5
ONTIC 5
TINCT 5
TITIN 5
TITLO 5
TONIC 5
TONOI 5
TONTO 5
TULOU 5
TUNIC 5
TUTIN 5
TUTTI 5
ULUIT 5
UNCUT 5
UNLIT 5
UNTIL 5
UNTIN 5

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