Ins & Outs: IN-OUT Words
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IN-OUT: Spelling Bee words allowed at least once before being discontinued
Total as of 2026-08-13: 265
Occasionally, a word that has been selected for Bee puzzles once, twice, or dozens of times is later disallowed and retired from the Bee lexicon. Here’s the list of all such IN-OUT words, with some numbers on their histories within the Bee. These words are also included in the list of All Discontinued Bee words. Occasionally, an “OUT” word is brought out of retirement and used again; when that happens, the word is removed from this IN-OUT list and added to the IN-OUT-IN list, and the lists of Discontinued Spelling Bee Words and Spelling Bee Words with Histories are updated accordingly. Two lists follow, the first showing the current IN-OUT words arranged in descending order by the number of times they had been IN before they had been OUT; the second shows the same words in simple alphabetical order.
The number indicates how many times a word had been allowed before being disallowed permanently. If a word on this list is later restored to the lexicon (as has happened a few dozen times), it will be removed from this list.
Occasionally, a word that has been selected for Bee puzzles once, twice, or dozens of times is later disallowed and retired from the Bee lexicon. Here’s the list of all such IN-OUT words, with some numbers on their histories within the Bee. These words are also included in the list of All Discontinued Bee words. Occasionally, an “OUT” word is brought out of retirement and used again; when that happens, the word is removed from this IN-OUT list and added to the IN-OUT-IN list, and the lists of Discontinued Spelling Bee Words and Spelling Bee Words with Histories are updated accordingly. Two lists follow, the first showing the current IN-OUT words arranged in descending order by the number of times they had been IN before they had been OUT; the second shows the same words in simple alphabetical order.
The number indicates how many times a word had been allowed before being disallowed permanently. If a word on this list is later restored to the lexicon (as has happened a few dozen times), it will be removed from this list.
RANKED BY NUMBER OF APPEARANCES BEFORE BEING DISCONTINUED
WORD IN-OUTROTO 57 / xATTAINT 33 / xTELNET 33 / xCOACT 24 / xILIAD 22 / xOPAH 17 / x
HIED 15 / xDUAD 14 / xDUDED 13 / xGODHOOD 13 / xCOACTOR 12 / xMAMMY 11 / xNETTLY 11 / x
ANONYM 10 / xOCOTILLO 10 / x
PARADOR 10 / x
TONTINE 10 / x
BAILEE 9 / xORLOP 9 / xUNARY 9 / xAPORT 8 / x
CARIOCA 8 / xCOON 8 / xDACE 8 / xMONOTONIC 8 / xNURTURANT 8 / xYEGG 8 / xABEAM 7 / xAUGURAL 7 / xEMANANT 7 / xENATE 7 / xHOOTCH 7 / xLANDAU 7 / xODEA 7 / x
OOCYTE 7 / xRIANT 7 / xUNGAG 7 / xUNHAT 7 / xAITCH 6 / xAPOLLO 6 / x
BICYCLIC 6 / xCRACKY 6 / xENOW 6 / xHODAD 6 / xLAICALLY 6 / xLAMELLA 6 / xLAMELLAE 6 / xLARBOARD 6 / x
MARTIAN 6 / xTONEME 6 / xUNROOF 6 / xAHCHOO 5 / xBADDY 5 / xCATBOAT 5 / xDOTCOM 5 / xELUTE 5 / x
GIMP 5 / xINCIVIL 5 / xMACK 5 / xPROPYL 5 / x
ALKANE 4 / xALKENE 4 / xANARCH 4 / xBOURG 4 / x
CIVVY 4 / xDRYLAND 4 / xEATABLE 4 / xETYMA 4 / xGULLABLY 4 / xHALLO 4 / xHIEING 4 / xHOKE 4 / xHOLLA 4 / xHORAL 4 / x
LATEEN 4 / x
LIPOID 4 / xNAVALLY 4 / xNONPRINT 4 / xORIBI 4 / x
PRACTITIAN 4 / xROILY 4 / xTHOLE 4 / xTOOTHFUL 4 / xTRAINMAN 4 / xTRAPPY 4 / xVIAND 4 / xYTTRIA 4 / xACCEPTANT 3 / xAVAILABLY 3 / xCANFUL 3 / xCENTIME 3 / xCHEM 3 / x
CHOKY 3 / x
ECOTYPE 3 / xFORBAD 3 / xLIDO 3 / xLIMED 3 / xLOGILY 3 / xMOTORMAN 3 / xNOODGING 3 / xPIROGI 3 / x
PLUMPLY 3 / xPULLUP 3 / xTHEMA 3 / xTOLUENE 3 / x
UNFOUND 3 / 1ABBATIAL 2 / xADHIBIT 2 / xAPICAL 2 / x
BAILOR 2 / xCLAMANT 2 / xCOKED 2 / xCONTE 2 / x
DUDING 2 / xETHOLOGY 2 / xEVENTIDE 2 / xEXEMPLA 2 / xFORMANT 2 / xGAGMAN 2 / xGAMMON 2 / x
GENTEELLY 2 / x
GIMPING 2 / xHADITH 2 / xHALLOO 2 / x
HEMAL 2 / xHOLILY 2 / xHULLO 2 / xKAYO 2 / x
KILNING 2 / x
LAMMED 2 / xLETCH 2 / xLEXEME 2 / x
WORD IN-OUT
MENAGE 2 / xMODULO 2 / x
NONFOOD 2 / xNONVOCAL 2 / xODIC 2 / xOHMAGE 2 / xPALATALLY 2 / x
PHABLET 2 / xPLUMPY 2 / x
RHINAL 2 / xRHOMB 2 / xTACTUALLY 2 / xTELIC 2 / xUVEAL 2 / xXYLENE 2 / xYTTRIC 2 / xABAFT 1 / xADAPTION 1 / xALDEHYDE 1 / xALGID 1 / xALLONYM 1 / x
ANALYTICITY 1 / xANODAL 1 / x
ANTIAGING 1 / x
ANTICALLY 1 / xARIGHT 1 / xBABYDOLL 1 / xBAMBINO 1 / x
BITCH 1 / xBOOBIRD 1 / x
CANTING 1 / x
CAPACITATE 1 / xCAPICOLA 1 / xCATENATE 1 / xCAVATINA 1 / xCENTO 1 / xCHARRO 1 / xCHINK 1 / xCLEW 1 / xCLOU 1 / xCLOUR 1 / x
COACTION 1 / xCOCOBOLO 1 / xCOLLOCUTOR 1 / xCOLOUR 1 / xCONIFORM 1 / xCONTEMN 1 / xCRAY 1 / x
CUPULE 1 / xDEADFALL 1 / xDEMENT 1 / xDOBBIN 1 / xDONATOR 1 / xECTYPE 1 / xEDENIC 1 / xENHALO 1 / xEOLITH 1 / xETCHANT 1 / xETYMON 1 / xEXILIC 1 / xFLUIDIC 1 / xFOGIE 1 / xFONDU 1 / xGAGMEN 1 / xGAPPY 1 / xGEMMED 1 / xGIFTEE 1 / xGRINGO 1 / x
HATCHECK 1 / xHATTING 1 / xHEMATIC 1 / xHEMIC 1 / xHEWABLE 1 / xHOBNOBBY 1 / xICONICITY 1 / xILEX 1 / xINCEPT 1 / x
INTACTLY 1 / xIRRITATOR 1 / xKNAR 1 / xKRAFT 1 / xLACUNAL 1 / xLEAFAGE 1 / xLEGMAN 1 / xLEGMEN 1 / xLOBAR 1 / xLOGOFF 1 / xLOGOUT 1 / x
LYNCH 1 / xMANDATOR 1 / xMARCATO 1 / x
MARGINING 1 / xMEGOHM 1 / xMICK 1 / xMUNI 1 / xNAPPY 1 / xNEEDLY 1 / xNONDORMANT 1 / xNONMONEY 1 / xNONTAX 1 / x
NOONTIDE 1 / x
ODORANT 1 / xOPPONENCY 1 / xOUTROLL 1 / xPAPILLARY 1 / xPECTIC 1 / xPIEMEN 1 / xPITMEN 1 / x
POLLARD 1 / xPOTATION 1 / xPROF 1 / xPROPMAN 1 / x
QUIETEN 1 / x
QUINTAIN 1 / xRADICAND 1 / xROTL 1 / xROTOLO 1 / xTELEFILM 1 / x
TELETYPED 1 / xTHYMY 1 / xTONICITY 1 / xTOOLROOM 1 / xTRULL 1 / xUGLILY 1 / xULULANT 1 / xUNCHIC 1 / xUNGROWN 1 / xUNLADE 1 / xUNLADED 1 / xVIDIOT 1 / x
WINDOWED 1 / x
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY BEE WORD
WORD IN-OUTABAFT 1 / xABBATIAL 2 / xABEAM 7 / xACCEPTANT 3 / xADAPTION 1 / xADHIBIT 2 / x
AHCHOO 5 / xAITCH 6 / xALDEHYDE 1 / xALGID 1 / x
ALKANE 4 / xALKENE 4 / xALLONYM 1 / x
ANALYTICITY 1 / xANARCH 4 / xANODAL 1 / xANONYM 10 / x
ANTICALLY 1 / x
ANTIAGING 1 / xAPICAL 2 / xAPOLLO 6 / xAPORT 8 / xARIGHT 1 / xATTAINT 33 / xAUGURAL 7 / xAVAILABLY 3 / xBABYDOLL 1 / xBADDY 5 / x
BAILEE 9 / x
BAILOR 2 / xBAMBINO 1 / x
BICYCLIC 6 / xBITCH 1 / xBOOBIRD 1 / xBOURG 4 / xCANFUL 3 / x
CANTING 1 / xCAPACITATE 1 / xCAPICOLA 1 / x
CARIOCA 8 / xCATBOAT 5 / xCATENATE 1 / xCAVATINA 1 / xCENTIME 3 / xCENTO 1 / xCHARRO 1 / xCHEM 3 / xCHINK 1 / x
CHOKY 3 / x
CIVVY 4 / xCLAMANT 2 / xCLEW 1 / xCLOU 1 / xCLOUR 1 / xCOACT 24 / x
COACTION 1 / xCOACTOR 12 / xCOCOBOLO 1 / xCOKED 2 / xCOLLOCUTOR 1 / xCOLOUR 1 / xCONIFORM 1 / xCONTE 2 / xCONTEMN 1 / xCOON 8 / xCRACKY 6 / 1CRAY 1 / x
CUPULE 1 / xDACE 8 / xDEADFALL 1 / xDEMENT 1 / xDOBBIN 1 / xDONATOR 1 / xDOTCOM 5 / xDRYLAND 4 / xDUAD 14 / xDUDED 13 / x
DUDING 2 / xEATABLE 4 / x
ECOTYPE 3 / xECTYPE 1 / xEDENIC 1 / xELUTE 5 / xEMANANT 7 / xENATE 7 / xENHALO 1 / xENOW 6 / xEOLITH 1 / xETCHANT 1 / xETHOLOGY 2 / xETYMA 4 / xETYMON 1 / xEVENTIDE 2 / xEXEMPLA 2 / xEXILIC 1 / xFLUIDIC 1 / xFOGIE 1 / xFONDU 1 / xFORBAD 3 / xFORMANT 2 / xGAGMAN 2 / xGAGMEN 1 / xGAMMON 2 / xGAPPY 1 / xGEMMED 1 / x
GENTEELLY 2 / xGIFTEE 1 / x
GIMP 5 / x
GIMPING 2 / xGODHOOD 13 / xGRINGO 1 / xGULLABLY 4 / xHADITH 2 / xHALLO 4 / xHALLOO 2 / x
HATCHECK 1 / xHATTING 1 / x
HEMAL 2 / xHEMATIC 1 / xHEMIC 1 / xHEWABLE 1 / x
HIED 15 / xHIEING 4 / xHOBNOBBY 1 / xHODAD 6 / xHOKE 4 / xHOLILY 2 / xHOLLA 4 / xHOOTCH 7 / xHORAL 4 / xHULLO 2 / x
WORD IN-OUTICONICITY 1 / xILEX 1 / xILIAD 22 / xINCEPT 1 / xINCIVIL 5 / x
INTACTLY 1 / xIRRITATOR 1 / xKAYO 2 / x
KILNING 2 / xKNAR 1 / xKRAFT 1 / xLACUNAL 1 / xLAICALLY 6 / xLAMELLA 6 / xLAMELLAE 6 / x
LAMMED 2 / xLANDAU 7 / xLARBOARD 6 / x
LATEEN 4 / xLEAFAGE 1 / xLEGMAN 1 / xLEGMEN 1 / xLETCH 2 / xLEXEME 2 / xLIDO 3 / xLIMED 3 / x
LIPOID 4 / xLOBAR 1 / xLOGILY 3 / xLOGOFF 1 / xLOGOUT 1 / x
LYNCH 1 / xMACK 5 / xMAMMY 11 / xMANDATOR 1 / xMARCATO 1 / x
MARGINING 1 / x
MARTIAN 6 / xMEGOHM 1 / xMENAGE 2 / xMICK 1 / xMODULO 2 / xMONOTONIC 8 / xMOTORMAN 3 / xMUNI 1 / xNAPPY 1 / xNAVALLY 4 / xNEEDLY 1 / xNETTLY 11 / xNONDORMANT 1 / xNONFOOD 2 / xNONMONEY 1 / xNONPRINT 4 / xNONTAX 1 / x
NONVOCAL 2 / xNOODGING 3 / x
NOONTIDE 1 / xNURTURANT 8 / xOCOTILLO 10 / xODEA 7 / xODIC 2 / xODORANT 1 / xOHMAGE 2 / x
OOCYTE 7 / xOPAH 17 / xOPPONENCY 1 / xORIBI 4 / xORLOP 9 / xOUTROLL 1 / xPALATALLY 2 / xPAPILLARY 1 / x
PARADOR 10 / xPECTIC 1 / x
PHABLET 2 / xPIEMEN 1 / xPIROGI 3 / xPITMEN 1 / x
PLUMPLY 3 / xPLUMPY 2 / x
POLLARD 1 / xPOTATION 1 / x
PRACTITION 4 / xPROF 1 / xPROPMAN 1 / xPROPYL 5 / xPULLUP 3 / x
QUIETEN 1 / x
QUINTAIN 1 / xRADICAND 1 / xRHINAL 2 / xRHOMB 2 / xRIANT 7 / xROILY 4 / xROTL 1 / xROTO 57 / xROTOLO 1 / xTACTUALLY 2 / xTELEFILM 1 / x
TELETYPED 1 / xTELIC 2 / xTELNET 33 / xTHEMA 3 / xTHOLE 4 / xTHYMY 1 / xTOLUENE 3 / xTONEME 6 / xTONICITY 1 / x
TONTINE 10 / xTOOLROOM 1 / xTOOTHFUL 4 / xTRAINMAN 4 / xTRAPPY 4 / xTRULL 1 / xUGLILY 1 / xULULANT 1 / xUNARY 9 / xUNCHIC 1 / x
UNFOUND 3 / 1UNGAG 7 / xUNGROWN 1 / xUNHAT 7 / xUNLADE 1 / xUNLADED 1 / x
UNROOF 6 / xUVEAL 2 / xVIAND 4 / xVIDIOT 1 / x
WINDOWED 1 / xXYLENE 2 / xYEGG 8 / xYTTRIA 4 / xYTTRIC 2 / x