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

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center letter LBDEHMU
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter U: February 1, 2024
Center letter B: November 18, 2021
Center letter M: May 10, 2021

words: 108
score: 684 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

B x 41
D x 15
E x 6
H x 18
L x 8
M x 15
U x 5

5L x 26
6L x 46
7L x 23
8L x 8
9L x 4
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
B 7 18 11 3 1 1 41
D 2 6 4 3 - - 15
E 3 2 - 1 - - 6
H 2 11 3 - 2 - 18
L 7 1 - - - - 8
M 3 8 4 - - - 15
U 2 - 1 1 1 - 5
tot 26 46 23 8 4 1 108

cmp 7 8 9 tot
B - 1 1 2
D 1 1 - 2
H - - 1 1
tot 1 2 2 5

debut appearances 32

HUMBLED

word       length      
BEBLED 6
BEBLEED 7
BEDEL 5
BEDELL 6
BEHELD 6 debut
BEHELL 6
BEHELM 6
BELLE 5
BELLED 6 debut
BELULL 6
BELULLED 8
BHEEL 5
BLEBBED 7
BLEED 5 debut
BLEEDED 7
BLUBBED 7
BLUDE 5
BLUEBELL * 8
BLUEBELLED 10
BLUED 5
BLUME 5
BLUMED 6
BUBBELE 7
BUBBELEH 8
BUBBLE 6
BUBBLED 7 debut
BUBELE 6
BUBELEH 7
BUDDLE 6
BUDDLED 7
BULBED 6 allowed elsewhere
BULBEL 6
BULBUL 6
BULBULE 7
BULLED 6
BUMBLE 6 debut
BUMBLEBEE * 9 debut
BUMBLED 7 debut
BUMMEL 6
BUMMLE 6
BUMMLED 7
DEBEL 5
DEBELLED 8
DEHULL 6
DEHULLED 8
DELED 5
DELUDE 6 debut
DELUDED 7 debut
DELUDEE 7
DUBBEL 6
DUELED 6 debut
DUELLED 7
DULLED 6 debut
DUMBBELL * 8 debut
DUMBELL * 7
DUMBLE 6
EELED 5
ELDED 5
ELUDE 5 debut
ELUDED 6 debut
EMBLEM 6
EMBLEMED 8
HEDDLE 6
HEDDLED 7
HEELD 5
HEELED 6 debut
HELED 5
HELLED 6
HELMED 6
HEMMEL 6
HUBBLE 6
HUDDLE 6 debut
HUDDLED 7 debut
HUEMUL 6
HULLED 6 debut
HUMBLE 6 debut
HUMBLEBEE * 9
HUMBLED 7 perfect pangram, debut
HUMMEL 6
HUMMELLED 9
LEDUM 5
LEMED 5
LEMEL 5
LEMME 5
LUBED 5 debut
LUDED 5
LULLED 6 debut
LUMME 5
MEDDLE 6
MEDDLED 7
MELDED 6
MELEE 5
MELEED 6
MELEM 5
MELLED 6
MUDDLE 6 debut
MUDDLED 7 debut
MULED 5
MULLED 6 debut
MULMUL 6
MULMULL 7
MUMBLE 6 debut
MUMBLED 7 debut
UMBEL 5
UMBELED 7
UMBELLED 8
UMBELLULE 9
UMBLE 5

* compound(ish) word

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