October 1, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 1, 2020
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.