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 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 20, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter IACDHNP
Spelling Bee for February 20, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter A: November 27, 2023
Center letter C: January 4, 2021
Center letter N: May 25, 2020
Center letter C: March 7, 2019

words: 186
score: 945 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 1
bingo: yes

A x 34
C x 45
D x 20
H x 12
I x 18
N x 17
P x 40

4L x 42
5L x 51
6L x 42
7L x 33
8L x 12
9L x 5
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 7 9 8 5 - - 34
C 10 11 11 8 3 1 1 45
D 3 4 4 4 3 2 - 20
H 2 3 4 1 1 1 - 12
I 4 9 1 4 - - - 18
N 5 4 5 2 - 1 - 17
P 13 13 8 6 - - - 40
tot 42 51 42 33 12 5 1 186

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 12 AD x 3 AH x 2 AI x 1 AN x 5 AP x 11
CA x 14 CH x 21 CI x 8 CN x 2
DA x 8 DH x 2 DI x 10
HA x 8 HI x 4
ID x 2 IN x 16
NA x 8 NI x 9
PA x 15 PI x 25

cmp 5 tot
N 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 2
previously disallowed debuts 1

DIAPHANIC, HANDICAP

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACACIIN 7
ACACIN 6
ACAI 4
ACAPNIA 7
ACAPNIC 7
ACCIDIA 7
ACID 4
ACIDIC 6
ACINACI 7
ACINI 5
ACINIC 6
ADAPID 6
ADIC 4
ADIPIC 6
AHAAINA 7
AHIND 5
AIDID 5
ANACIDIC 8
ANAPHIA 7
ANAPID 6
ANDIC 5
ANICCA 6
APHANIID 8
APHID 5 debut
APHIDIAN 8
APHIDID 7
APHIDIID 8
APIAN 5
APIC 4
APICIDIN 8
APID 4
APIIN 5
APINCH 6
CAAPI 5
CADDID 6
CADI 4
CAHINCA 7
CAID 4
CANACID 7
CANDICIDIN 10
CANDID 6
CANDIDA 7
CANDIDID 8
CANID 5
CANINI 6
CAPI 4
CAPNIID 7
CHACID 6
CHADDI 6
CHAI 4
CHAIN 5
CHANDID 7
CHANID 6
CHANNID 7
CHIA 4
CHIC 4
CHICA 5
CHICH 5
CHICHA 6
CHICHI 6
CHID 4
CHIN 4
CHINA 5
CHINCAPIN 9
CHINCH 6
CHINDI 6
CHIP 4
CHIPA 5
CICAD 5
CICADA 6
CICADID 7
CICINNI 7
CIID 4
CINCH 5
CINCINNI 8
CIPPI 5
CNIDA 5
CNIDICIN 8
DAHI 4
DAINCHA 7
DANAID 6
DANDI 5
DAPHNIA 7
DAPHNID 7
DAPHNIID 8
DAPHNIN 7
DHAINCHA 8
DHANIA 6
DIACID 6
DIACIDIC 8
DIAD 4
DIADIC 6
DIAPHANIC 9 pangram
DIAPHANID 9
DIDI 4
DIDNA 5
DINIC 5
DINNA 5
HADACIDIN 9
HAHNIID 7
HAIN 4
HAINCH 6
HANAI 5
HANDI 5
HANDICAP 8 pangram
HAPPI 5
HIND 4
HIPPIC 6
HIPPID 6
HIPPIN 6
IDDAH 5
IDIC 4
INACHID 7
INCA 4
INCAP 5
INCH 4
INCHI 5
INDAN 5
INDIA 5
INDIACA 7
INDICA 6 allowed elsewhere
INDICAN 7
INDICIA 7 debut, previously disallowed
INDIN 5
INIA 4
INIAC 5
INIAD 5
INIID 5
NAAI 4
NACHANI 7
NAIAD 5
NAIDID 6
NAIN 4
NANDID 6
NANDINA 7
NANDINIID 9
NIACIN 6
NICAD * 5
NIDDA 5
NIDDAH 6
NIDI 4
NINA 4
NINDAN 6
NIPA 4
NIPAH 5
PADI 4
PAHI 4
PAID 4
PAIN 4
PANDANI 7
PANIC 5
PANIN 5
PANINI 6
PANNI 5
PAPAIA 6
PAPAIN 6
PAPDI 5
PAPHIAN 7
PAPI 4
PAPPI 5
PIAI 4
PIAN 4
PIANICA 7
PIAPIAC 7
PICA 4
PICANHA 7
PICHI 5
PICI 4
PICID 5
PICNIC 6
PIHA 4
PINA 4
PINCH 5
PINDA 5
PINDAN 6
PINID 5
PININ 5
PINNA 5
PINNID 6
PIPA 4
PIPI 4
PIPID 5
PIPIPI 6
PIPPIAN 7
PIPPIN 6 allowed elsewhere

* compound(ish) word

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