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
February 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 23, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PH.


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center letter LDHINOP
Spelling Bee for February 23, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter O: July 18, 2020
Center letter P: March 1, 2019
Center letter I: October 27, 2018

words: 113
score: 526 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DH x 2 DI x 8 DO x 7
HI x 2 HO x 9
ID x 4 IL x 1 IN x 2 IO x 2 IP x 1
LI x 16 LO x 12
NI x 2 NO x 11
OL x 4 ON x 2 OP x 2
PH x 3 PI x 11 PL x 4 PO x 8
PHI x 2 PHO x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
D - - - 1 1
I 1 1 - - 2
L - - - 1 1
O - 1 1 - 2
P - - 1 - 1
tot 1 2 2 2 7

DOLPHIN, PINHOLD

word       length      
DHOL 4
DHOLL 5
DILDO 5
DILL 4
DINLO 5
DIOL 4
DIPLODIPLOID 12
DIPLOID 7
DIPLON 6
DIPLOPOD 8
DODOL 5
DOLIOLID 8
DOLL 4
DOLLHOOD * 8
DOLLOP 6
DOLPHIN 7 perfect pangram
DOOL 4
HILI 4
HILL 4
HOLD 4
HOLIN 5
HOLLO 5
HOLO 4
HOLON 5
HOLOPLOID 9
HOLOPOD 7
HOPLO 5
HOPLON 6
IDLI 4
IDOL 4
IDOLON 6
IDPOL * 5
ILLO 4
INDOLIN 7
INHOLD * 6
IODOL 5
IODOPHIL 8
IPIL 4
LIDO 4
LIDOL 5
LILIID 6
LILIOID 7
LILL 4
LILO 4
LININ 5
LINN 4
LINO 4
LION 4
LIONHOOD * 8
LIPID 5
LIPIDOID 8
LIPIN 5
LIPO 4
LIPOID 6 disallowed elsewhere
LOID 4
LOIN 4
LOLL 4
LOLLIPOP 8
LOLLOP 6
LONNIN 6
LOON 4
LOOP 4
LOOPOID 7
LOPH 4
LOPHID 6
LOPHIID 7
NIHIL 5
NILL 4
NOIL 4
NOLID 5
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONDIPLOID 10
NONILL 6
NONILLION 9
NONLIPID 8
NONOIL 6
NONOLD 6
NONPOLIO 8
OLDHOOD * 7
OLID 4
OLIO 4
OLOID 5
ONDOL 5
ONHOLD * 6
OPILIO 6
OPILIONID 9
PHILINID 8
PHILIP 6
PHOLID 6
PILI 4
PILID 5
PILIN 5
PILL 4
PILLION 7
PILOID 6
PILON 5
PINDOLOL 8
PINHOLD * 7 perfect pangram
PINOLILLO 9
PIOPHILID 9
PLIP 4
PLOD 4
PLOOP 5
PLOP 4
POLIO 5
POLL 4
POLLOI 6
POLO 4
POLOID 6
POOL 4
POPLIN 6
POPOLO 6

* compound(ish) word

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