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
August 28, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LCDEHTU
Spelling Bee for August 28, 2020

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Center letter H: February 21, 2023

words: 131
score: 641 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 0
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

C x 27
D x 25
E x 18
H x 17
L x 29
T x 13
U x 2

4L x 37
5L x 27
6L x 32
7L x 29
8L x 3
9L x 1
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C 5 3 10 8 1 - - 27
D 6 3 6 7 2 - 1 25
E - 8 3 5 - 1 1 18
H 6 2 6 3 - - - 17
L 13 7 4 5 - - - 29
T 7 2 3 1 - - - 13
U - 2 - - - - - 2
tot 37 27 32 29 3 1 2 131

debut appearances 9
newly disallowed words 1 elute

CLUTCHED, DECLUTCH, DECLUTCHED

word       length      
CELL 4
CELLED 6 debut
CELLULE 7
CELT 4
CELTUCE 7
CHEETUL 7
CLECHE 6
CLEUCH 6
CLUE 4
CLUED 5 debut
CLUTCH 6
CLUTCHED 8 pangram, debut
CUDDLE 6 debut
CUDDLED 7 debut
CUDDLEE 7
CULCH 5
CULCHED 7
CULET 5
CULETTE 7
CULL 4
CULLED 6 debut
CULLET 6
CULT 4
CULTCH 6
CUTLET 6
CUTTLE 6
CUTTLED 7
DECEL 5
DECLUTCH 8 pangram
DECLUTCHED 10 pangram
DEEL 4
DEHULL 6
DEHULLED 8
DELE 4
DELED 5
DELETE 6
DELETED 7
DELETEE 7
DELL 4
DELT 4
DELUDE 6
DELUDED 7
DELUDEE 7
DUCTULE 7
DUDELET 7
DUEL 4
DUELED 6
DUELLED 7
DULCE 5
DULCET 6 debut
DULL 4
DULLED 6
ECCLE 5
ECHELETTE 9
ECHELLE 7
ECHELLETTE 10
ECUELLE 7
EELED 5
ELDED 5
ELECT 5
ELECTED 7 debut
ELECTEE 7
ELUDE 5
ELUDED 6
ELUTE 5 newly disallowed
ELUTED 6
ETHEL 5
ETHLETE 7
ETTLE 5
ETTLED 6
HEDDLE 6
HEDDLED 7
HEEL 4
HEELD 5
HEELED 6
HELD 4
HELE 4
HELED 5
HELL 4
HELLED 6
HETCHEL 7
HUDDLE 6
HUDDLED 7
HULE 4
HULL 4
HULLED 6
HUTLET 6
LECH 4
LECHED 6
LECT 4
LEDE 4 allowed elsewhere
LEECH 5
LEECHED 7 debut
LEECHEE 7
LEED 4
LEET 4
LETCH 5 disallowed elsewhere
LETCHED 7
LETHE 5
LETHECH 7
LETTED 6
LETTUCE 7
LEUCH 5
LEUD 4
LUCE 4
LUCET 5
LUCULE 6
LUDE 4
LUDED 5
LUED 4
LULL 4
LULLED 6
LULU 4
LUTE 4
LUTED 5
LUTH 4
TEEL 4
TELD 4
TELE 4
TELEDU 6
TELL 4
TELLED 6
TELLEE 6
TELT 4
TETEL 5
THULUTH 7
TUEL 4
TULE 4
TULLE 5
UDULT 5
ULLET 5

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