Ins & Outs: OUT-IN Words
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OUT-IN: Spelling Bee words disallowed at least once before being selectedTotal as of 2026-08-09: 278
Occasionally, a word that has been specifically disallowed from a Spelling Bee puzzle – whether just once or twice, or dozens of times – is later selected for a Bee, and thus makes a belated début. Here’s the list of all such OUT-IN words with some accompanying statistics. Each of these words has been disallowed at least once before being selected for a Bee puzzle.
In the lists below, the numeric code indicates the number of times a word was disallowed before it was allowed, with an "x" representing all allowed uses. There is no need to track numbers of subsequent uses unless the word is later disallowed again, in which case the word and its data are moved to the OUT-IN-OUT list. Two lists follow, the first showing the OUT-IN words arranged in descending order by the number of times they had been OUT before they had been IN; the second list shows the same words in simple alphabetical order. Occasionally, an “OUT-IN” word is disallowed again; when that happens, the word is removed from this OUT-IN list and added to the OUT-IN-OUT list, and the lists of Discontinued Spelling Bee Words and Spelling Bee Words with Histories are updated accordingly.
Occasionally, a word that has been specifically disallowed from a Spelling Bee puzzle – whether just once or twice, or dozens of times – is later selected for a Bee, and thus makes a belated début. Here’s the list of all such OUT-IN words with some accompanying statistics. Each of these words has been disallowed at least once before being selected for a Bee puzzle.
In the lists below, the numeric code indicates the number of times a word was disallowed before it was allowed, with an "x" representing all allowed uses. There is no need to track numbers of subsequent uses unless the word is later disallowed again, in which case the word and its data are moved to the OUT-IN-OUT list. Two lists follow, the first showing the OUT-IN words arranged in descending order by the number of times they had been OUT before they had been IN; the second list shows the same words in simple alphabetical order. Occasionally, an “OUT-IN” word is disallowed again; when that happens, the word is removed from this OUT-IN list and added to the OUT-IN-OUT list, and the lists of Discontinued Spelling Bee Words and Spelling Bee Words with Histories are updated accordingly.
RANKED BY NUMBER OF TIMES DISALLOWED BEFORE BEING SELECTED
WORD OUT-IN
TIPI 55 / x
LUFF 50 / x
ANNATTO 48 / x
TORTA 43 / xTALLIT 42 / xANNAL 36 / xCANNA 32 / xTEFF 28 / xDORADO 26 / xPALAPA 26 / xCOIR 25 / xBIRRIA 22 / xNONUNION 21 / xLANTANA 20 / xPIPPIN 20 / xARANCINI 19 / xMOLLY 18 / x
HOOPOE 17 / x
TINNING 17 / x
CONVO 16 / x
GNOMON 16 / xMONONYM 16 / xNORI 16 / xBOOP 15 / xCOLLAB 15 / xMIRIN 15 / xLOBLOLLY 14 / xLOOKBOOK 14 / xNUNCIO 14 / xRAITA 14 / x
CAPRI 13 / xINNIE 12 / x
MEMETIC 12 / xNACELLE 12 / xRAGU 12 / xRANDO 12 / xARNICA 11 / xBARBACK 11 / xGALANGAL 11 / xGLUG 11 / xPOPPET 11 / xGONGING 10 / xIODIDE 10 / xTAMARI 10 / xHAMACHI 9 / xGIGGING 8 / xMOROCCO 8 / xVAGAL 8 / x
BATTILY 7 / xFIGGY 7 / x
FRAILLY 7 / xHEME 7 / xLAGGY 7 / xPRION 7 / xUNMOUNT 7 / x
VEINING 7 / xBALLCOCK 6 / x
DIABOLO 6 / xEAVED 6 / xENBY 6 / xHAKA 6 / xICHOR 6 / xLIMA 6 / xUNTUNEFUL 6 / xBIRADIAL 5 / xBOCCI 5 / xCAMI 5 / xCONGEE 5 / x
GANNET 5 / x
GAYETY 5 / xHOTROD 5 / xILIAC 5 / xINDICA 5 / xKENTE 5 / xLEGATEE 5 / xLINNET 5 / xLOGGIA 5 / x
MANTILLA 5 / xUNCEDED 5 / xANTIFA 4 / xARCO 4 / xCAKEY 4 / x
CAPICHE 4 / xCICELY 4 / xDHOTI 4 / xHARAM 4 / xHENGE 4 / x
HIPLINE 4 / xKOAN 4 / xLEVELLY 4 / xNANKEEN 4 / xPALP 4 / xPARATHA 4 / xPRIAPIC 4 / xRACILY 4 / xRAFFIA 4 / xWHINGE 4 / xWHINGEING 4 / xWROTH 4 / xYUCA 4 / xALGAL 3 / xAPPELLEE 3 / xATTABOY 3 / xBLAMABLE 3 / xBLAMEABLE 3 / xBOLDED 3 / xCHUPPAH 3 / xCLOACA 3 / xCOCCI 3 / xCORTADO 3 / xDANDLING 3 / xDIMITY 3 / xDIOXIN 3 / xFARRO 3 / xFILLABLE 3 / xGIGGED 3 / x
GLADHAND 3 / xHABOOB 3 / xHYMNARY 3 / xINDICIA 3 / xKOPEK 3 / xLEDE 3 / x
LINDEN 3 / x
NOTATIONAL 3 / xPACKRAT 3 / xPALEO 3 / x
PLUMMY 3 / x
PONGEE 3 / x
PROPITIATORY 3 / xPULI 3 / xRAGA 3 / xROTINI 3 / xTACTILITY 3 / xUNGROUP 3 / xWHINGING 3 / xWIGHT 3 / x
WORD OUT-INALIENABLE 2 / xANYHOO 2 / xBALLBOY 2 / xBULBED 2 / xCATTILY 2 / xCHYME 2 / x
CONDOLE 2 / xCONDOLED 2 / x
CORPORA 2 / x
DANDLE 2 / xDANDLED 2 / xDOXX 2 / xEMPATH 2 / xFATTED 2 / x
FILTHILY 2 / xGHEE 2 / x
GLADHANDING 2 / xGLUGGING 2 / xHORCHATA 2 / x
INFARCT 2 / xINFRACT 2 / xKELOID 2 / xKICKY 2 / xKORMA 2 / xLEFTIE 2 / xMICROMINI 2 / x
MIDLINE 2 / x
NETLIKE 2 / x
NOCK 2 / x
NONWORK 2 / xNOVATION 2 / xNUMBAT 2 / xNUTHATCH 2 / xPEATY 2 / xPENTANE 2 / x
PHAETON 2 / xPHAGE 2 / x
PHONATE 2 / xPINEAL 2 / xPHYLLO 2 / xRAGLAN 2 / xRANI 2 / xROWAN 2 / xTACH 2 / x
TANKA 2 / xTELEHEALTH 2 / x
UNFENCED 2 / xUNMUTE 2 / xUNPEN 2 / xUNTENDED 2 / xVULVAE 2 / xALLUVIAL 1 / xAMOUR 1 / xAPPEALABLE 1 / x
ARCHDUCHY 1 / xARGOT 1 / xBARBACOA 1 / x
BIAXIALLY 1 / xBIGEYE 1 / xBIGLY 1 / xBOOGALOO 1 / xBOOKABLE 1 / xBRIARY 1 / xBURRATA 1 / xCALCITE 1 / xCANNULA 1 / xCAPTCHA 1 / xCATARRH 1 / xCATMINT 1 / xCHITIN 1 / xCIOPPINO 1 / x
CLAPBACK 1 / xCLAVE 1 / xCLICKBAIT 1 / xCOLONIC 1 / xCURACY 1 / xDEGLAZE 1 / xDEGLAZED 1 / x
DEMONYM 1 / x
DOGPILED 1 / xDOXXED 1 / xDUCAL 1 / xDUMMIED 1 / xDUNG 1 / x
ECHOLOCATE 1 / xEDEMA 1 / xENEMA 1 / xFART 1 / xFATLY 1 / xFICTIVE 1 / xFINIAL 1 / xFLEECY 1 / xFRATTY 1 / xGAILY 1 / xGORP 1 / xGRAPPA 1 / xGROAT 1 / xHACKLE 1 / xHAMATE 1 / xHARRIDAN 1 / xHEATABLE 1 / xHELPABLE 1 / xHELVE 1 / xHOROLOGIC 1 / xIRRIGATOR 1 / xJAVELINA 1 / xKABOOM 1 / x
LIMINAL 1 / xLITTLENECK 1 / xLOACH 1 / xLOVAGE 1 / xMANILA 1 / xMEETUP 1 / xMETONYMY 1 / xMEZE 1 / xMEZZE 1 / xMOCHI 1 / xMONOPHONIC 1 / xMOTILITY 1 / x
MULLION 1 / xNANOBOT 1 / xNONAPOLOGY 1 / xNONCOMPETE 1 / xNOTATOR 1 / x
PEDIMENT 1 / xPINNY 1 / xPLENUM 1 / x
ROADMAP 1 / xROUGING 1 / xTALLBOY 1 / xTANTRIC 1 / xTANZANITE 1 / xTEABAG 1 / x
TIMEZONE 1 / xTUBAL 1 / xUNDIMMED 1 / xUNTAG 1 / xVENULE 1 / xVLOG 1 / xWAUL 1 / xWOOHOO 1 / xYEEHAW 1 / x
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
WORD OUT-INALGAL 3 / xALIENABLE 2 / xALLUVIAL 1 / xAMOUR 1 / xANNAL 36 / x
ANNATTO 48 / xANTIFA 4 / xANYHOO 2 / xAPPEALABLE 1 / xAPPELLEE 3 / xARANCINI 19 / x
ARCHDUCHY 1 / xARCO 4 / xARGOT 1 / xARNICA 11 / xATTABOY 3 / xBALLBOY 2 / xBALLCOCK 6 / xBARBACK 11 / xBARBACOA 1 / x
BATTILY 7 / x
BIAXIALLY 1 / xBIGEYE 1 / xBIGLY 1 / xBIRADIAL 5 / xBIRRIA 22 / xBLAMABLE 3 / xBLAMEABLE 3 / xBOCCI 5 / xBOLDED 3 / xBOOGALOO 1 / xBOOKABLE 1 / xBOOP 15 / xBRIARY 1 / xBULBED 2 / xBURRATA 1 / xCAKEY 4 / xCALCITE 1 / xCAMI 5 / xCANNA 32 / xCANNULA 1 / x
CAPICHE 4 / x
CAPRI 13 / xCAPTCHA 1 / xCATARRH 1 / xCATMINT 1 / xCATTILY 2 / xCHITIN 1 / xCHUPPAH 3 / xCHYME 2 / xCICELY 4 / xCIOPPINO 1 / x
CLAPBACK 1 / xCLAVE 1 / xCLICKBAIT 1 / xCLOACA 3 / xCOCCI 3 / xCOIR 25 / xCOLLAB 15 / xCOLONIC 1 / x
CONDOLE 2 / xCONDOLED 2 / xCONGEE 5 / x
CONVO 16 / x
CORPORA 2 / xCORTADO 3 / xCURACY 1 / x
DANDLE 2 / xDANDLED 2 / xDANDLING 3 / xDEGLAZE 1 / xDEGLAZED 1 / x
DEMONYM 1 / xDHOTI 4 / x
DIABOLO 6 / xDIMITY 3 / xDIOXIN 3 / x
DOGPILED 1 / xDORADO 26 / xDOXX 2 / xDOXXED 1 / xDUCAL 1 / xDUMMIED 1 / xDUNG 1 / xEAVED 6 / x
ECHOLOCATE 1 / xEDEMA 1 / xEMPATH 2 / xENBY 6 / xENEMA 1 / xFARRO 3 / xFART 1 / xFATLY 1 / xFATTED 2 / xFICTIVE 1 / xFIGGY 7 / xFILLABLE 3 / x
FILTHILY 2 / xFINIAL 1 / xFLEECY 1 / xFRAILLY 7 / 1FRATTY 1 / xGAILY 1 / xGALANGAL 11 / x
GANNET 5 / x
GAYETY 5 / xGHEE 2 / xGIGGED 3 / xGIGGING 8 / x
GLADHAND 3 / xGLADHANDING 2 / xGLUG 11 / xGLUGGING 2 / x
GNOMON 16 / xGONGING 10 / xGORP 1 / xGRAPPA 1 / xGROAT 1 / xHABOOB 3 / xHACKLE 1 / xHAKA 6 / xHAMACHI 9 / xHAMATE 1 / xHARAM 4 / xHARRIDAN 1 / xHEATABLE 1 / xHELPABLE 1 / xHELVE 1 / xHEME 7 / xHENGE 4 / x
HIPLINE 4 / x
HOOPOE 17 / xHORCHATA 2 / xHOROLOGIC 1 / xHOTROD 5 / xHYMNARY 3 / x
ICHOR 6 / xILIAC 5 / xINDICA 5 / xINDICIA 3 / x
WORD OUT-ININFARCT 2 / xINFRACT 2 / x
INNIE 12 / xIODIDE 10 / xIRRIGATOR 1 / x
JAVELINA 1 / x
KABOOM 1 / x
KELOID 2 / xKENTE 5 / xKICKY 2 / xKOAN 4 / xKOPEK 3 / xKORMA 2 / xLAGGY 7 / xLANTANA 20 / xLEDE 3 / xLEFTIE 2 / xLEGATEE 5 / xLEVELLY 4 / xLIMA 6 / xLIMINAL 1 / x
LINDEN 3 / xLINNET 5 / xLITTLENECK 1 / xLOACH 1 / xLOBLOLLY 14 / xLOGGIA 5 / xLOOKBOOK 14 / xLOVAGE 1 / x
LUFF 50 / xMANILA 1 / x
MANTILLA 5 / xMEETUP 1 / x
MEMETIC 12 / xMETONYMY 1 / xMEZE 1 / xMEZZE 1 / xMICROMINI 2 / x
MIDLINE 2 / xMIRIN 15 / xMOCHI 1 / xMOLLY 18 / xMONONYM 16 / xMONOPHONIC 1 / xMOROCCO 8 / xMOTILITY 1 / x
MULLION 1 / xNACELLE 12 / xNANKEEN 4 / xNANOBOT 1 / x
NETLIKE 2 / x
NOCK 2 / xNONAPOLOGY 1 / xNONCOMPETE 1 / xNONUNION 21 / x
NONWORK 2 / xNORI 16 / x
NOTATIONAL 3 / xNOTATOR 1 / xNOVATION 2 / xNUMBAT 2 / xNUNCIO 14 / xNUTHATCH 2 / xPACKRAT 3 / xPALAPA 26 / xPALEO 3 / xPALP 4 / xPARATHA 4 / xPEATY 2 / x
PEDIMENT 1 / xPENTANE 2 / xPHAGE 2 / x
PHAETON 2 / xPHONATE 2 / xPHYLLO 2 / x
PINEAL 2 / xPINNY 1 / xPIPPIN 20 / xPLENUM 1 / x
PLUMMY 3 / x
PONGEE 3 / x
POPPET 11 / xPRIAPIC 4 / x
PROPITIATORY 3 / xPRION 7 / xPULI 3 / xRACILY 4 / xRAFFIA 4 / xRAGA 3 / xRAGLAN 2 / xRAGU 12 / xRAITA 14 / xRANDO 12 / xRANI 2 / xROADMAP 1 / xROTINI 3 / xROUGING 1 / xROWAN 2 / xTACH 2 / xTACTILITY 3 / xTALLBOY 1 / xTALLIT 42 / xTAMARI 10 / x
TANKA 2 / xTANTRIC 1 / xTANZANITE 1 / xTEABAG 1 / xTEFF 28 / xTELEHEALTH 2 / x
TIMEZONE 1 / x
TINNING 17 / xTIPI 55 / x
TORTA 43 / xTUBAL 1 / xUNCEDED 5 / xUNDIMMED 1 / x
UNFENCED 2 / xUNGROUP 3 / xUNMOUNT 7 / xUNMUTE 2 / xUNPEN 2 / xUNTAG 1 / xUNTENDED 2 / xUNTUNEFUL 6 / xVAGAL 8 / x
VEINING 7 / xVENULE 1 / xVLOG 1 / xVULVAE 2 / xWAUL 1 / xWHINGE 4 / xWHINGEING 4 / xWHINGING 3 / xWIGHT 3 / xWOOHOO 1 / xWROTH 4 / xYEEHAW 1 / xYUCA 4 / x