October 3, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 3, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 3, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words52
Max Points267
Pangrams3
Genius187
4 letter answers 14 words
ACAIACMECALLCALMCAMECAMICELLCLAMLACELAICLICEMACEMICAMICE
5 letter answers 17 words
ABACICABALCABLECALLACAMELCELEBCELLICILIACLAIMCLIMBCLIMEEMCEEILIACLILACMALICMECCAMIMIC
6 letter answers 11 words
ACACIAAMEBICBECAMECABALACABBIECELIACIAMBICICICLELAICALLIMBICMALICE
7 letter answers 2 words
ACCLAIMBACILLI
8 letter answers 5 words
AMICABLEBIBLICALCALLABLECAMELLIAIMBECILE
9 letter answers 3 words
CLAIMABLECLIMBABLEIMBECILIC
Common questions
How many answers in the October 3, 2020 Spelling Bee?
52 valid answers worth 267 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 187 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AMICABLE, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.