# NYT Spelling Bee for October 9 (Spoilers!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 9, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550 "2020-10-09T10:40:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/21 "2020-10-09T13:31:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Cilia. > > I came late to this party Got to have an “n”. Clonic? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/22 "2020-10-09T13:37:46Z")
No, but clonal works. And anon. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/23 "2020-10-09T13:46:36Z")
Avionic? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/24 "2020-10-09T13:47:04Z")
Avian! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/25 "2020-10-09T13:52:51Z")
Clavian! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/26 "2020-10-09T14:02:29Z")
Convivial! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/27 "2020-10-09T14:36:53Z")
Convivial is the second pangram! Avian was the only other one from those four that the NY Times accepts. ETA: We’re one point away from Genius, but still 14 words short of all of them. ETA2: “Colonial” gets us to Genius. Still 13 more words ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/28 "2020-10-09T15:43:54Z")
Convo? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/29 "2020-10-09T16:13:50Z")
No to “convo” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/30 "2020-10-09T19:25:20Z")
When I figure out how to use spoiler tags, I’ll put in the missing 13 words. Some were really easy, some I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/31 "2020-10-09T19:34:18Z")
Nope, that’s not it. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/32 "2020-10-09T19:44:34Z")
OK, I give up. I’ll put the words in later without spoiler tags. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/33 "2020-10-09T20:38:30Z")
Well, you have the . . . conn. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550/34 "2020-10-09T21:03:47Z")
Here’s the list of names we missed: CANCAN CANNA CANONIC CIVILIAN CLINICIAN COCOON COLCANNON INCIVIL LLANO NONCLINICAL NONILLION NONLOCAL VANILLIN Thanks for the help! See you next time the Genius score is super high. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550.md?page=1)