February 20, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HI.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for February 20, 2020

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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
plurals: 4
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
HIN x 1	HIP x 3
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

plu	7	8	tot
A	1	-	1
C	1	1	2
I	1	-	1
tot	3	1	4

debut appearances	2
previously disallowed debuts	1

DIAPHANIC, HANDICAP

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

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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