Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
October 5, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 5, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter GDEHLNT
Spelling Bee for October 5, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter T: February 9, 2024
Center letter N: December 15, 2022
Center letter L: July 16, 2021

words: 75
score: 396 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 0
bingo: yes

D x 6
E x 10
G x 39
H x 4
L x 11
N x 1
T x 4

4L x 19
5L x 17
6L x 18
7L x 13
8L x 5
10L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 12 tot
D - 1 1 2 2 - - 6
E 1 3 - 3 1 1 1 10
G 15 7 9 8 - - - 39
H 1 2 1 - - - - 4
L 1 1 6 - 2 1 - 11
N - - 1 - - - - 1
T 1 3 - - - - - 4
tot 19 17 18 13 5 2 1 75

debut appearances 14
previously disallowed debuts 1

ENLENGTHENED, LENGTHED, LENGTHENED

word       length      
DEGEL 5
DEGELLED 8
DEGGED 6
DEHEDGE 7
DEHEDGED 8
DELEGEE 7
EDGE 4 debut
EDGED 5 debut
EDGELET 7
EGGED 5 debut
EGGETTE 7
ENGLE 5
ENHEDGE 7
ENHEDGED 8
ENLENGTHEN 10
ENLENGTHENED 12 pangram
GEDD 4
GEDGE 5
GEDGED 6
GEED 4
GEET 4
GEGG 4
GEGGED 6
GELD 4 debut
GELDED 6 debut
GELEE 5
GELL 4
GELLED 6 debut
GELT 4
GENE 4
GENELET 7
GENET 5
GENETTE 7
GENNEL 6
GENNET 6
GENT 4
GENTEEL 7
GENTLE 6
GENTLED 7 debut
GETELD 6
GETT 4
GHEE 4
GLED 4
GLEDE 5
GLEDGE 6
GLEDGED 7
GLEE 4
GLEED 5
GLEET 5
GLEETED 7
GLEG 4
GLEGGED 7
GLEN 4
GLENT 5
GLENTED 7
HEDGE 5 debut
HEDGED 6 debut
HENG 4
HENGE 5 debut, previously disallowed
LEDGE 5 debut
LEDGED 6
LEGEND 6 debut
LEGGED 6 debut
LEGLEN 6
LEGLET 6
LENG 4
LENGTH 6
LENGTHED 8 pangram
LENGTHEN 8
LENGTHENED 10 pangram, debut
NEGGED 6
TEDGE 5
TEGG 4
TENGE 5
THEGN 5

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