October 12, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 12, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 12, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points271
Pangrams2
Genius190
4 letter answers 22 words
ANONAUNTAURAAUTODARNDARTDATADRATDUADNAANNADANANARANDRANTROADROANROARTAROTARTTAUTTOADTUNA
5 letter answers 9 words
ADORNAORTAARDORATTARDAUNTRADARRADONTAROTTAUNT
6 letter answers 16 words
AROUNDARRANTAURORADOODADDOTARDNATANTNONARTORATOROUTRANRATTANTANTRATARTANTARTARTATTOOTRUANTTUNDRA
7 letter answers 7 words
NOTATORRATATATROTATORROTUNDATANDOORTANTARATORNADO
8 letter answers 1 word
NARRATOR
9 letter answers 3 words
ANNOTATORNURTURANTRUNAROUND
10 letter answers 1 word
TURNAROUND
Common questions
How many answers in the October 12, 2020 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 271 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 190 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ROTUNDA, TURNAROUND. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.