October 1, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 1, 2020

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 1, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words62
Max Points337
Pangram1
Genius236

4 letter answers 17 words

COINCONECOOTCOTEICONINTONEONNONENOONNOTEONCEONTOOXENTONETOONTOOTTOTE

5 letter answers 13 words

COCCICONICIONICNONCENONETOCTETONIONTENONTONICTONNETOXICTOXINXENON

6 letter answers 10 words

COCOONCOOTIECOTTONEXOTICICONICINTONENEOCONNOTICENOTIONTOONIE

7 letter answers 8 words

CONCEITCONCOCTCONNECTCONNOTECONTENTCONTEXTECOTONETONTINE

8 letter answers 4 words

INNOCENTNICOTINENONTOXICTECTONIC

9 letter answers 3 words

CONTINENTINNOCENCEINTENTION

10 letter answers 5 words

CONCOCTIONCONNECTIONCONTENTIONCONTINENCEEXTINCTION

11 letter answers 1 word

INCONTINENT

12 letter answers 1 word

INCONTINENCE

Common questions

How many answers in the October 1, 2020 Spelling Bee?

62 valid answers worth 337 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 236 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is EXTINCTION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.