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
September 20, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 20, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter KACGILN
Spelling Bee for September 20, 2020

words: 142
score: 775 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 2
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 10
C x 24
G x 7
I x 4
K x 68
L x 18
N x 11

4L x 36
5L x 30
6L x 23
7L x 29
8L x 21
9L x 1
10L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 1 2 2 3 2 - - - 10
C 2 6 4 4 8 - - - 24
G 4 1 - 2 - - - - 7
I 1 - 2 1 - - - - 4
K 20 16 10 10 9 1 1 1 68
L 5 3 2 7 1 - - - 18
N 3 2 3 2 1 - - - 11
tot 36 30 23 29 21 1 1 1 142

debut appearances 21

CACKLING, CALKING, CLACKING, CLAIKING, CLANKING, KACKLING, LACKING

word       length      
KINNIKINNICK 12
KNICKKNACK 10 debut
KANGALANG 9
AKILLING 8
ALKANNIN 8
CACKLING 8 pangram, debut
CANNAKIN 8
CANNIKIN 8
CLACKING 8 pangram, debut
CLAIKING 8 pangram
CLANKING 8 pangram, debut
CLICKING 8 debut
CLINKING 8 debut
KACKLING 8 pangram
KANGLING 8
KANNAKIN 8
KILIKIKI 8
KINGLING 8
KINKLING 8
KNACKING 8
KNAGGING 8
KNICKING 8
LAKAINAI 8
NICKNACK 8
ALKALIC 7
ALKANAL 7
ANKLING 7
CACKING 7
CALKING 7 perfect pangram
CANAKIN 7
CANIKIN 7
GACKING 7
GANKING 7
INKLING 7 debut
KAINGIN 7
KAKANIN 7
KALANIN 7
KANGANI 7
KICKING 7 debut
KILLICK 7
KILLING 7 debut
KILNING 7 debut
KINGING 7 debut
KINKING 7 debut
LACKALL 7
LACKING 7 perfect pangram, debut
LAIKING 7
LAKAINA 7
LANKING 7
LICKING 7 debut
LINKING 7 debut
NAGAIKA 7
NICKING 7 debut
AIKING 6
ALKALI 6
CAKING 6 debut
CALKIN 6
CLACKA 6
CLICKA 6
IKIGAI 6
INKING 6 debut
KAIKAI 6
KAILAN 6
KAINGA 6
KAINIC 6
KAKKAK 6
KALAGA 6
KALIAN 6
KANAGI 6
KANAKA 6
KILIAN 6
LAKING 6
LIKING 6 debut
NAKING 6
NANGKA 6
NANKIN 6
ALACK 5
ALKIN 5
CACIK 5
CLACK 5
CLAIK 5
CLANK 5
CLICK 5
CLINK 5
GLAIK 5
KAGAN 5
KAIKI 5
KAINI 5
KALGI 5
KANGA 5
KANNA 5
KIACK 5
KIANG 5
KILIG 5
KILIL 5
KINIC 5
KININ 5
KLANG 5
KLICK 5
KNACK 5
KNICK 5
LAIKA 5
LAKIN 5
LIKIN 5
NAGAK 5
NGAKA 5
AKIN 4 debut
CACK 4
CALK 4
GACK 4
GANK 4
GICK 4
GINK 4
ILKA 4
KACK 4
KAIK 4
KAIL 4
KAIN 4
KAKA 4
KAKI 4
KALI 4
KANA 4
KANG 4
KICK 4
KIKI 4
KILA 4
KILK 4
KILL 4
KILN 4
KINA 4
KING 4 debut
KINK 4
KLIK 4
KNAG 4
LACK 4
LAIK 4
LANK 4
LICK 4
LINK 4
NAIK 4
NAKA 4
NICK 4

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