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December 8, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter HADGILN
Spelling Bee for December 8, 2020

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Center letter L: August 6, 2023

words: 101
score: 590 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 10
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 11
D x 6
G x 7
H x 65
I x 3
L x 3
N x 6

4L x 20
5L x 21
6L x 17
7L x 23
8L x 13
9L x 2
10L x 3
11L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 2 4 2 2 1 - - - 11
D 3 1 2 - - - - - 6
G - 3 - 1 2 - - 1 7
H 14 9 10 17 9 2 3 1 65
I - 2 - - 1 - - - 3
L - 1 1 1 - - - - 3
N 1 1 2 2 - - - - 6
tot 20 21 17 23 13 2 3 2 101

cmp 7 8 10 11 tot
G - 2 - 1 3
H 1 3 2 1 7
tot 1 5 2 2 10

debut appearances 9

GLADHANDING, HANDLING, HANDLINING, HIGHLAND

word       length      
AAHING 6
ADAH 4
ADHAN 5
AGHA 4
AHAAINA 7
AHIND 5
AHING 5
ALAIHI 6
ANHINGA 7
ANHINGID 8
ANIGH 5
DAHI 4
DAHL 4
DAHLIA 6
DHAAL 5
DHAL 4
DHANIA 6
GALAH 5
GHANA 5
GHANI 5
GHILGAI 7
GILDHALL * 8
GLADHAND * 8
GLADHANDING * 11 pangram
HAANGI 6
HADADA 6
HADAL 5
HADD 4
HADING 6
HADNA 5
HAGGADA 7
HAGGADAH 8
HAGGING 7
HAGGLING 8 debut
HAGIGAH 7
HAGLIN 6
HAHA 4
HAHNIID 7
HAIL 4
HAILING 7 debut
HAIN 4
HAINING 7
HALA 4
HALAL 5
HALALA 6
HALALAH 7
HALALING 8
HALALLING 9
HALDI 5
HALID 5
HALING 6
HALL 4
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLALI 7
HALLALING 9
HALLALLING 10
HALLAN 6
HALLIGAN 8
HALLING 7
HANAI 5
HAND 4
HANDGAG * 7
HANDGAGGING * 11
HANDI 5
HANDING 7 debut
HANDLAID * 8
HANDLING 8 pangram, debut
HANDLINING * 10 pangram
HANG 4
HANGI 5
HANGING 7
HANGNAIL * 8 debut
HIDALGA 7
HIDING 6 debut
HIGGLING 8
HIGH 4
HIGHING 7
HIGHLAND * 8 pangram, debut
HIGHLINING * 10
HILA 4
HILAL 5
HILDING 7
HILI 4
HILL 4
HILLING 7 debut
HIND 4
HING 4
HINGING 7
IDDAH 5
IDGAH 5
INHALING 8 debut
LAHNGA 6
LAIGH 5
LANGAHA 7
NALLAH 6
NIDDAH 6
NIGH 4
NIGHING 7
NIHIL 5
NILGHAI 7

* compound(ish) word

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