October 9, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 9, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 9, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words64
Max Points349
Pangrams2
Genius244
4 letter answers 16 words
ANALANONCLANCOINICONLAINLIONLOANLOINLOONNAANNAILNANANOONNOVAVAIN
5 letter answers 14 words
ANIONANNALANVILAVIANCANALCANNACANONCOLONCONICIONICLANAILLANONAVALONION
6 letter answers 10 words
CANCANCANNONCANOLACLINICCLONALCOCOONICONICNIACINOILCANVIOLIN
7 letter answers 11 words
ANIONICCANNOLICANONICCOLONICCONICALINCIVILLACONICLANOLINVANILLAVILLAINVOLCANO
8 letter answers 7 words
CIVILIANCLINICALCOLONIALNONLOCALNONVOCALVANILLINVOLCANIC
9 letter answers 5 words
CANONICALCLINICIANCOLCANNONCONVIVIALNONILLION
11 letter answers 1 word
NONCLINICAL
Common questions
How many answers in the October 9, 2020 Spelling Bee?
64 valid answers worth 349 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 244 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CONVIVIAL, VOLCANIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. 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.