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Contents
NYT Spelling Bee October 12, 2020 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
ADNORTU
Words: 59
Score: 285 pts
Pangrams: 4
Perfect Pangrams: 1
Bingo: no
Related Puzzles:
- Center letter O : November 08, 2024
- Center letter N : July 16, 2023
- Center letter U : August 29, 2022
Also Check:
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- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 09, 2025
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Previous Puzzle – October 11, 2020
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – October 13, 2020
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
| A | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 12 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| N | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| O | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| R | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 12 |
| T | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 17 |
| Σ | 22 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 12
D x 8
N x 8
O x 2
R x 12
T x 17
Total words by length:
4L x 22
5L x 9
6L x 16
7L x 7
8L x 1
9L x 3
10L x 1
Two Letter List
AD – 1 AN – 2 AO – 1 AR – 3 AT – 1 AU – 4
DA – 4 DO – 2 DR – 1 DU – 1
NA – 5 NO – 2 NU – 1
OR – 1 OU – 1
RA – 6 RO – 5 RU – 1
TA – 11 TO – 2 TR – 1 TU – 3
NYT Spelling Bee October 12, 2020 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee October 12, 2020 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 59 words with four pangrams, one of which is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: DUAD, NURTURANT, ROTUNDA, TURNAROUND
PERFECT PANGRAMS: ROTUNDA
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 285 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTAR | 5 | 5 | |
| DART | 4 | 1 | |
| DATA | 4 | 1 | |
| DRAT | 4 | 1 | |
| RATATAT | 7 | 7 | |
| TART | 4 | 1 | |
| TARTAR | 6 | 6 | |
| NAAN | 4 | 1 | |
| NANA | 4 | 1 | |
| AORTA | 5 | 5 | |
| ORATOR | 6 | 6 | |
| ROAR | 4 | 1 | |
| ROTATOR | 7 | 7 | |
| TARO | 4 | 1 | |
| TAROT | 5 | 5 | |
| TATTOO | 6 | 6 | |
| AUNT | 4 | 1 | |
| NATANT | 6 | 6 | |
| TAUNT | 5 | 5 | |
| TAUT | 4 | 1 | |
| TUNA | 4 | 1 | |
| ROAN | 4 | 1 | |
| AURA | 4 | 1 | |
| RADAR | 5 | 5 | |
| DOODAD | 6 | 6 | |
| TOAD | 4 | 1 | |
| DOTARD | 6 | 6 | |
| ARRANT | 6 | 6 | |
| DARN | 4 | 1 | |
| RAND | 4 | 1 | |
| RANT | 4 | 1 | |
| RATTAN | 6 | 6 | |
| TANTARA | 7 | 7 | |
| TANTRA | 6 | 6 | |
| TARTAN | 6 | 6 | |
| DUAD | 4 | 8 | pangram |
| NADA | 4 | 1 | |
| ANON | 4 | 1 | |
| ANNOTATOR | 9 | 9 | |
| NARRATOR | 8 | 8 | |
| NONART | 6 | 6 | |
| ARDOR | 5 | 5 | |
| ROAD | 4 | 1 | |
| NOTATOR | 7 | 7 | |
| TANDOOR | 7 | 7 | |
| TORNADO | 7 | 7 | |
| ADORN | 5 | 5 | |
| RADON | 5 | 5 | |
| NURTURANT | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| TRUANT | 6 | 6 | |
| TUNDRA | 6 | 6 | |
| DAUNT | 5 | 5 | |
| AROUND | 6 | 6 | |
| AURORA | 6 | 6 | |
| RUNAROUND | 9 | 9 | |
| AUTO | 4 | 1 | |
| OUTRAN | 6 | 6 | |
| ROTUNDA | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| TURNAROUND | 10 | 17 | pangram |