October 28, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 28, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 28, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points350
Pangram1
Genius245
4 letter answers 18 words
DEFTDENTDIETDINTEDITFEETFETENITETEEDTEENTENDTENTTIDETIEDTIFFTINETINTVENT
5 letter answers 7 words
EVENTFEINTFETEDFETIDTENETTIDEDTINED
6 letter answers 20 words
DENTEDDENTINDIETEDEDITEDEFFETEFINITEFITTEDINDENTINTENDINTENTINVENTINVITENETTEDTENDEDTENTEDTIDIEDTINNEDTINTEDVENTEDVETTED
7 letter answers 8 words
DETENTEDINETTEENTENTEEVIDENTFEINTEDFIFTEENINVITEDINVITEE
8 letter answers 7 words
DEFINITEEVENTIDEINDENTEDINFINITEINTENDEDINVENTEDNINETEEN
9 letter answers 2 words
DIFFIDENTINVENTIVE
10 letter answers 4 words
DEFINITIVEIDENTIFIEDINDEFINITEINFINITIVE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 28, 2020 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 350 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 245 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is DEFINITIVE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.