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 DU.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters
from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
and click redo hints .
Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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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
B x 54
D x 20
E x 6
H x 25
L x 18
M x 21
U x 5
4L x 41
5L x 26
6L x 46
7L x 23
8L x 8
9L x 4
10L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
B
13
7
18
11
3
1
1
54
D
5
2
6
4
3
-
-
20
E
-
3
2
-
1
-
-
6
H
7
2
11
3
-
2
-
25
L
10
7
1
-
-
-
-
18
M
6
3
8
4
-
-
-
21
U
-
2
-
1
1
1
-
5
tot
41
26
46
23
8
4
1
149
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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7
8
9
tot
B
-
1
1
2
D
1
1
-
2
H
-
-
1
1
tot
1
2
2
5
HUMBLED
BEBL ED
6
BEBL EED
7
BEDEL
5
BEDEL L
6
BEEL
4
BEHEL D
6
debut
BEHEL L
6
BEHEL M
6
BEL L
4
BEL L E
5
BEL L ED
6
debut
BEL UL L
6
BEL UL L ED
8
BHEEL
5
BHEL
4
BL EB
4
BL EBBED
7
BL ED
4
debut
BL EE
4
BL EED
5
debut
BL EEDED
7
BL EM
4
BL EU
4
BL UB
4
BL UBBED
7
BL UDE
5
BL UE
4
BL UEBEL L
* 8
BL UEBEL L ED
10
BL UED
5
BL UME
5
BL UMED
6
BUBBEL E
7
BUBBEL EH
8
BUBBL E
6
BUBBL ED
7
debut
BUBEL E
6
BUBEL EH
7
BUDDL E
6
BUDDL ED
7
BUHL
4
BUL B
4
BUL BED
6
allowed elsewhere
BUL BEL
6
BUL BUL
6
BUL BUL E
7
BUL L
4
BUL L ED
6
BUMBL E
6
debut
BUMBL EBEE
* 9
debut
BUMBL ED
7
debut
BUMMEL
6
BUMML E
6
BUMML ED
7
DEBEL
5
DEBEL L ED
8
DEEL
4
DEHUL L
6
DEHUL L ED
8
DEL E
4
DEL ED
5
DEL L
4
debut
DEL UDE
6
debut
DEL UDED
7
debut
DEL UDEE
7
DUBBEL
6
DUEL
4
debut
DUEL ED
6
debut
DUEL L ED
7
DUL L
4
DUL L ED
6
debut
DUMBBEL L
* 8
debut
DUMBEL L
* 7
DUMBL E
6
EEL ED
5
EL DED
5
EL UDE
5
debut
EL UDED
6
debut
EMBL EM
6
EMBL EMED
8
HEDDL E
6
HEDDL ED
7
HEEL
4
HEEL D
5
HEEL ED
6
debut
HEL D
4
debut
HEL E
4
HEL ED
5
HEL L
4
HEL L ED
6
HEL M
4
HEL MED
6
HEMMEL
6
HUBBL E
6
HUDDL E
6
debut
HUDDL ED
7
debut
HUEMUL
6
HUL E
4
HUL L
4
HUL L ED
6
debut
HUMBL E
6
debut
HUMBL EBEE
* 9
HUMBL ED
7
perfect pangram, debut
HUMMEL
6
HUMMEL L ED
9
L EDE
4
allowed elsewhere
L EDUM
5
L EED
4
L EME
4
L EMED
5
L EMEL
5
L EMME
5
L EUD
4
L UBE
4
L UBED
5
debut
L UDE
4
L UDED
5
L UED
4
L UL L
4
L UL L ED
6
debut
L UL U
4
L UMB
4
L UMME
5
MEDDL E
6
MEDDL ED
7
MEL D
4
MEL DED
6
MEL E
4
MEL EE
5
MEL EED
6
MEL EM
5
MEL L
4
MEL L ED
6
MUDDL E
6
debut
MUDDL ED
7
debut
MUL E
4
debut
MUL ED
5
MUL L
4
MUL L ED
6
debut
MUL M
4
MUL MUL
6
MUL MUL L
7
MUMBL E
6
debut
MUMBL ED
7
debut
UMBEL
5
UMBEL ED
7
UMBEL L ED
8
UMBEL L UL E
9
UMBL E
5
* compound(ish) word