October 13, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 13, 2020

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 13, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words43
Max Points171
Pangram1
Genius120

4 letter answers 18 words

AGARALGAALLYDRAGDRAYDYADGAGAGALAGALLGLADGRADGRAYHALLHARDLADYLARDRAGAYARD

5 letter answers 15 words

AARGHALGALALLAYARRAYDADDYDALLYDRYADGAYLYHALALHARDYHARRYHYDRALAGGYRADARRALLY

6 letter answers 4 words

DRAGGYGAYDARGLADLYHARDLY

7 letter answers 3 words

HAGGARDHALYARDLAGGARD

8 letter answers 1 word

LALLYGAG

9 letter answers 2 words

HAGGARDLYLAGGARDLY

Common questions

How many answers in the October 13, 2020 Spelling Bee?

43 valid answers worth 171 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 120 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HAGGARDLY. 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.