October 3, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 3, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.