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 | Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 5, 2020, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


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: 17
score: 111 pts
pangrams: 1

E x 2
G x 6
H x 3
L x 6

5L x 6
6L x 7
7L x 2
8L x 1
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 10 tot
E 2 - - - - 2
G 1 3 2 - - 6
H 2 1 - - - 3
L 1 3 - 1 1 6
tot 6 7 2 1 1 17

debut appearances 14
previously disallowed debuts 1

LENGTHENED

word       length      
LENGTHENED 10 pangram, debut
LENGTHEN 8
GENTEEL 7
GENTLED 7 debut
GELDED 6 debut
GELLED 6 debut
GENTLE 6
HEDGED 6 debut
LEGEND 6 debut
LEGGED 6 debut
LENGTH 6
EDGED 5 debut
EGGED 5 debut
GELEE 5
HEDGE 5 debut
HENGE 5 debut, previously disallowed
LEDGE 5 debut

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