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August 26, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 26, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LDEMNPU
Spelling Bee for August 26, 2023

Related puzzles
Center letter M: October 14, 2024

words: 160
score: 894 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

D x 20
E x 11
L x 32
M x 24
N x 7
P x 42
U x 24

4L x 33
5L x 29
6L x 46
7L x 22
8L x 20
9L x 9
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 5 2 5 5 3 - - 20
E - 7 1 2 1 - - 11
L 13 8 9 1 1 - - 32
M 6 3 10 3 - 1 1 24
N 1 1 3 2 - - - 7
P 8 6 15 7 4 2 - 42
U - 2 3 2 11 6 - 24
tot 33 29 46 22 20 9 1 160

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 10 DU x 10
EE x 1 EL x 8 EM x 2
LE x 15 LU x 17
ME x 12 MU x 12
NE x 3 NU x 4
PE x 15 PL x 12 PU x 15
UN x 23 UP x 1

cmp 5 6 tot
E 1 - 1
P - 1 1
tot 1 1 2

LUMPENED, PENDULUM, PLUMPENED, UNLUMPED, UNPLUMED

word       length      
DEEL 4
DELE 4
DELED 5
DELL 4
DELUDE 6
DELUDED 7
DELUDEE 7
DEPLUME 7
DEPLUMED 8
DEPULPED 8
DUEL 4
DUELED 6
DUELLED 7
DULL 4
DULLED 6
DULLEN 6
DULLENED 8
DUMPLE 6
DUMPLED 7
DUPLE 5
EELED 5
ELDED 5
ELDEN 5
ELDENED 7
ELLEN 5
ELMEN 5
ELPEE * 5
ELUDE 5
ELUDED 6
EMPLUME 7
EMPLUMED 8
LEDE 4
LEDENE 6
LEDUM 5
LEED 4
LEEP 4
LEEPED 6
LEME 4
LEMED 5
LEMEL 5
LEMME 5
LEND 4
LENDED 6
LENDEE 6
LENE 4
LEUD 4
LUDE 4
LUDED 5
LUED 4
LULL 4
LULLED 6
LULU 4
LUMEN 5
LUMENED 7
LUMME 5
LUMP 4
LUMPED 6
LUMPEN 6
LUMPENED 8 pangram
LUNE 4
LUNEL 5
LUNULE 6
LUPENE 6
MEDDLE 6
MEDDLED 7
MEEPLE 6
MELD 4
MELDED 6
MELE 4
MELEE 5
MELEED 6
MELEM 5
MELENE 6
MELL 4
MELLED 6
MUDDLE 6
MUDDLED 7
MUDPUDDLE 9
MUDPUDDLED 10
MULE 4
MULED 5
MULL 4
MULLED 6
MULLEN 6
MULM 4
MULMUL 6
MULMULL 7
NEEDLE 6
NEEDLED 7
NEELD 5
NUDDLE 6
NUDDLED 7
NULL 4
NULLED 6
PEDDLE 6
PEDDLED 7
PEEL 4
PEELE 5
PEELED 6
PEEPUL 6
PELED 5
PELL 4
PELLED 6
PELLMELL 8
PELLUM 6
PENDULE 7
PENDULUM 8 pangram
PEPLUM 6
PEPLUMED 8
PLED 4
PLENE 5
PLENUM 6 allowed elsewhere
PLUM 4
PLUME 5
PLUMED 6
PLUMMED 7
PLUMP 5
PLUMPED 7
PLUMPEN 7
PLUMPENED 9 pangram
PLUMULE 7
PUDDLE 6
PUDDLED 7
PULE 4
PULED 5
PULL 4
PULLED 6
PULLEN 6
PULLUP * 6
PULP 4
PULPED 6
PULU 4
PUMMEL 6
PUMMELED 8
PUMMELLED 9
PUNDLE 6
UNDELUDE 8
UNDELUDED 9
UNDULL 6
UNDULLED 8
UNLED 5
UNLULLED 8
UNLUMPED 8 pangram
UNMEDDLED 9
UNMELDED 8
UNMUDDLE 8
UNMUDDLED 9
UNMULLED 8
UNNEEDLED 9
UNPEDDLED 9
UNPEEL 6
UNPEELED 8
UNPLED 6
UNPLUME 7
UNPLUMED 8 pangram
UNPLUMP 7
UNPUDDLED 9
UNPULLED 8
UNPULPED 8
UPLED 5

* compound(ish) word

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