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October 11, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 11, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter FCEILNT
Spelling Bee for October 11, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter C: October 28, 2022
Center letter L: August 8, 2021

words: 117
score: 615 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

C x 7
E x 10
F x 61
I x 14
L x 14
N x 6
T x 5

4L x 33
5L x 21
6L x 29
7L x 11
8L x 12
9L x 6
10L x 2
11L x 1
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 1 3 - - 1 1 1 - - 7
E - 2 3 1 2 1 1 - - 10
F 20 13 15 6 2 4 - - 1 61
I 1 1 5 2 3 - - 1 1 14
L 4 1 4 2 3 - - - - 14
N 4 1 1 - - - - - - 6
T 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - 5
tot 33 21 29 11 12 6 2 1 2 117

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 1 CL x 6
EF x 5 EI x 1 EL x 3 ET x 1
FE x 26 FI x 24 FL x 11
IF x 1 IN x 13
LE x 3 LI x 11
NE x 1 NI x 5
TE x 2 TI x 3

debut appearances 2
previously disallowed debuts 1

CELLFECTIN, FENETICILLIN, INFLECT

word       length      
CELLFECTIN 10 pangram
CLEF 4
CLEFT 5
CLIFF 5
CLIFFLET 8
CLIFFLINE 9
CLIFT 5
EFFECT 6
EFFELL 6
EFFETE 6
EFFICIENCE 10
EFFICIENT 9
EIFELITE 8
ELFEN 5
ELFETTE 7
ELFIN 5
ETIFENIN 8
FECIT 5
FEEL 4
FEELIE 6
FEEN 4
FEET 4
FEINT 5
FELICIFIC 9
FELINE 6
FELL 4
FELLIC 6
FELLINIC 8
FELT 4
FENCE 5
FENCELET 8
FENCELINE 9
FENETICILLIN 12 pangram
FENI 4
FENITE 6
FENNEC 6
FENNEL 6
FENT 4
FENTIN 6
FETE 4
FETII 5
FETTELITE 9
FETTLE 6
FICE 4
FICIN 5
FICTILE 7
FIEF 4
FIENT 5
FIENTIC 7
FIFE 4
FIFI 4
FIFIE 5
FIFTEEN 7
FILE 4
FILET 5
FILICIC 7
FILICININ 9
FILL 4
FILLET 6
FINE 4
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINITE 6
FINLET 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FITTIE 6
FLEE 4
FLEECE 6
FLEEN 5
FLEET 5
FLET 4
FLIC 4
FLIE 4
FLINT 5
FLIT 4
FLITE 5
FLITTEN 7
IFIL 4
INEFFICIENCE 12
INEFFICIENT 11
INFECT 6
INFECTEE 8
INFEFT 6
INFELL 6
INFELT 6
INFICETE 8
INFILL 6
INFINITE 8
INFIT 5
INFLECT 7 perfect pangram, debut
INFLICT 7
LEFT 4
LEFTIE 6 debut, previously disallowed
LEIFITE 7
LIEF 4
LIFE 4
LIFELET 7
LIFELINE 8
LIFIE 5
LIFT 4
LIFTIE 6
LIFTIN 6
LIFTLINE 8
LINEFILL 8
LITFIC 6
NEIF 4
NIEF 4
NIFE 4
NIFF 4
NIFFLE 6
NIFLE 5
TEFF 4 allowed elsewhere
TEFILLIN 8
TIFF 4
TIFFIN 6
TIFT 4

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