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December 31, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 31, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with NO.


Instructions

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center letter IEHLNOT
Spelling Bee for December 31, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter H: May 22, 2023

words: 266
score: 1,527 pts
pangrams: 9
perfect: 4
compounds: 11
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

E x 19
H x 32
I x 29
L x 51
N x 45
O x 19
T x 71

4L x 50
5L x 46
6L x 86
7L x 37
8L x 24
9L x 14
10L x 8
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
E 1 2 9 2 4 1 - - 19
H 8 6 9 6 1 1 1 - 32
I 5 7 11 2 1 2 1 - 29
L 13 7 18 6 4 3 - - 51
N 7 5 14 6 7 3 2 1 45
O 3 4 7 4 - 1 - - 19
T 13 15 18 11 7 3 4 - 71
tot 50 46 86 37 24 14 8 1 266

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EH x 1 EI x 1 EL x 3 EN x 4 EO x 2 ET x 8
HE x 13 HI x 11 HO x 8
IH x 1 IL x 6 IN x 18 IO x 3 IT x 1
LE x 9 LI x 34 LO x 8
NE x 7 NI x 14 NO x 24
NOI x 2 NOL x 2 NON x 17 NOO x 2 NOT x 1
OE x 2 OI x 3 OL x 4 ON x 5 OO x 2 OT x 3
TE x 8 TH x 27 TI x 19 TO x 17

cmp 4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
H - - 1 1 - - 2
I 1 1 2 - - - 4
N - - - - 1 1 2
O - - 1 1 - - 2
T - - - - 1 - 1
tot 1 1 4 2 2 1 11

plu 4 5 tot
O 1 - 1
T 1 1 2
tot 2 1 3

debut appearances 5

HELIOTHINE, HOTLINE, NEOLITH, TELETHONIN, THELION, THEOLIN, THINOLITE, THIONOLINE, THIOTOLENE

word       length      
EHLITE 6
EITELITE 8
ELHI 4
ELININ 6
ELITE 5
ENLIT 5
ENTITLE 7
ENTITLEE 8
ENTOIL 6
EOLIENNE 8
EOLITH 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
ETHINE 6
ETHION 6
ETHIONINE 9
ETHNIE 6
ETHOTOIN 8
ETIOLIN 7
ETOILE 6
ETOLIN 6
HEELIE 6
HEINIE 6
HEITI 5
HELENIN 7
HELENITE 8
HELI 4
HELIO 5
HELIOLITE 9
HELION 6
HELIOTHINE 10 pangram
HELLION 7 debut
HENNIN 6
HETTIE 6
HILE 4
HILI 4
HILITE * 6
HILL 4
HILLITE 7
HILOT 5
HILT 4
HINE 4
HINT 4
HITHE 5
HITTEE 6
HOELITE 7
HOIHO 5
HOIT 4
HOLIN 5
HOLTITE 7
HOOLIE 6
HOTLINE * 7 perfect pangram, debut
HOTTIE 6 debut
IHLEITE 7
ILLINITION 10
ILLITE 6
ILLLIT * 6
ILLO 4
ILLTH 5
ILOT 4
INEE 4
INION 5
INLET * 5
INLINE * 6
INNELITE 8
INNIE 5
INNIT 5
INOTILONE 9
INTEIN 6
INTEL 5
INTENT 6
INTENTION 9
INTI 4
INTIL 5
INTINE 6
INTITLE 7
INTO * 4
INTONE 6
IOLITE 6
IONENE 6
IONONE 6
ITOITE 6
LEINT 5
LEITEITE 8
LENIENT 7
LENITE 6
LENITION 8
LENOI 5
LENTIL 6
LEONINE 7
LEONITE 7
LIEN 4
LIENEE 6
LILITH 6
LILL 4
LILO 4
LILT 4
LINE 4
LINELET 7
LINEN 5
LINENETTE 9
LININ 5
LINN 4
LINNET 6 allowed elsewhere
LINO 4
LINOLEIN 8
LINT 4
LINTEL 6
LINTIE 6
LINTOL 6
LINTONITE 9
LION 4
LIONEL 6
LIONET 6
LIOTTITE 8
LITE 4
LITH 4
LITHE 5
LITHEN 6
LITHITE 7
LITHO 5
LITHOTINT 9
LITTEN 6
LITTLE 6
LITTLIE 7
LOIN 4
LOLINE 6
LONNIN 6
LOOIE 5
LOONIE 6
LOOTIE 6
LOTI 4
LOTION 6
NEINEI 6
NELENITE 8
NEOLITE 7
NEOLITH 7 perfect pangram, debut
NEOTENIN 8
NETI 4
NETTIE 6
NIELLI 6
NIELLO 6
NIHIL 5
NILL 4
NINE 4
NINEIN 6
NINETEEN * 8
NINETEENTH * 10
NINETIETH 9
NINON 5
NINTH 5
NITE 4
NITINOL 7
NITON 5
NOIL 4
NOIT 4
NOLITION 8
NOLLIE 6
NONELITE 8
NONETTI 7
NONHIT 6
NONI 4
NONILL 6
NONILLION 9
NONILLIONTH 11 disallowed elsewhere
NONION 6
NONITOL 7
NONLINEN 8
NONNIE 6
NONOIL 6
NONTHIN 7
NONTIN 6
NONTITLE 8
NONTOILET 9
NONTOTIENT 10
NOOIT 5
NOONIE 6
NOTION 6
OENIN 5
OENITE 6
OILHOLE * 7
OILLET 6
OINT 4
OLEIN 5
OLENITE 7
OLIO 4
OLLIE 5
ONEILLITE 9
ONION 5
ONLINE * 6
ONOI  4
ONONIN 6
OOLITE 6
OOLITH 6
OTOLIN 6
OTOLITE 7
OTOLITH 7
TEENIE 6
TEIL 4
TEIN 4
TEINEITE 8
TELETHONIN 10 pangram
TELLIN 6
TELOI 5
TENTIE 6
THEELIN 7
THEIN 5
THEINE 6
THELION 7 perfect pangram
THEOLIN 7 perfect pangram
THETINE 7
THIENO 6
THIENONE 8
THIETE 6
THILL 5
THIN 4
THINE 5
THINLINE * 8
THINNET 7
THINOLITE 9 pangram
THIOL 5
THIONE 6
THIONIN 7
THIONINE 8
THIONOL 7
THIONOLINE 10 pangram
THIOTOLENE 10 pangram
THOIL 5
THOLEIITE 9
THOLI 5
THOLIN 6
THOLOI 6
TILE 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILLET 6
TILLITE 7
TILT 4
TILTH 5
TINE 4
TINNIE 6
TINNIENT 8
TINT 4
TITHE 5
TITHI 5
TITI 4
TITIN 5
TITLE 5
TITLENE 7
TITLO 5
TITTLE 6
TOIL 4
TOILE 5
TOILET 6
TOILETTE 8
TOILINET 8
TOILINETTE 10
TOIT 4
TOITOI 6
TOLLIE 6
TONI  4
TONITE 6
TONOI  5
TONTINE 7
TOOELEITE 9
TOOLIE 6
TOONIE 6
TOTIENT 7

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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