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
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 5, 2020, 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: 25
score: 119 pts
pangrams: 1

E x 3
G x 13
H x 3
L x 6

4L x 8
5L x 6
6L x 7
7L x 2
8L x 1
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
E 1 2 - - - - 3
G 7 1 3 2 - - 13
H - 2 1 - - - 3
L - 1 3 - 1 1 6
tot 8 6 7 2 1 1 25

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
EDGE 4 debut
GELD 4 debut
GELT 4
GENE 4
GENT 4
GHEE 4
GLEE 4
GLEN 4

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