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August 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LE.


Instructions

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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: 149
score: 725 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BE x 13 BH x 2 BL x 17 BU x 22
DE x 11 DU x 9
EE x 1 EL x 3 EM x 2
HE x 13 HU x 12
LE x 8 LU x 10
LED x 2 LEE x 1 LEM x 4 LEU x 1
ME x 10 MU x 11
UM x 5

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
BEEL 4
BEHELD 6 debut
BEHELL 6
BEHELM 6
BELL 4
BELLE 5
BELLED 6 debut
BELULL 6
BELULLED 8
BHEEL 5
BHEL 4
BLEB 4
BLEBBED 7
BLED 4 debut
BLEE 4
BLEED 5 debut
BLEEDED 7
BLEM 4
BLEU 4
BLUB 4
BLUBBED 7
BLUDE 5
BLUE 4
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
BUHL 4
BULB 4
BULBED 6 allowed elsewhere
BULBEL 6
BULBUL 6
BULBULE 7
BULL 4
BULLED 6
BUMBLE 6 debut
BUMBLEBEE * 9 debut
BUMBLED 7 debut
BUMMEL 6
BUMMLE 6
BUMMLED 7
DEBEL 5
DEBELLED 8
DEEL 4
DEHULL 6
DEHULLED 8
DELE 4
DELED 5
DELL 4 debut
DELUDE 6 debut
DELUDED 7 debut
DELUDEE 7
DUBBEL 6
DUEL 4 debut
DUELED 6 debut
DUELLED 7
DULL 4
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
HEEL 4
HEELD 5
HEELED 6 debut
HELD 4 debut
HELE 4
HELED 5
HELL 4
HELLED 6
HELM 4
HELMED 6
HEMMEL 6
HUBBLE 6
HUDDLE 6 debut
HUDDLED 7 debut
HUEMUL 6
HULE 4
HULL 4
HULLED 6 debut
HUMBLE 6 debut
HUMBLEBEE * 9
HUMBLED 7 perfect pangram, debut
HUMMEL 6
HUMMELLED 9
LEDE 4 allowed elsewhere
LEDUM 5
LEED 4
LEME 4
LEMED 5
LEMEL 5
LEMME 5
LEUD 4
LUBE 4
LUBED 5 debut
LUDE 4
LUDED 5
LUED 4
LULL 4
LULLED 6 debut
LULU 4
LUMB 4
LUMME 5
MEDDLE 6
MEDDLED 7
MELD 4
MELDED 6
MELE 4
MELEE 5
MELEED 6
MELEM 5
MELL 4
MELLED 6
MUDDLE 6 debut
MUDDLED 7 debut
MULE 4 debut
MULED 5
MULL 4
MULLED 6 debut
MULM 4
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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