February 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 23, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter O: July 18, 2020Center letter P: March 1, 2019
Center letter I: October 27, 2018
words: 113
score: 526 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
compounds: 7
bingo: yes
D x 17
H x 11
I x 10
L x 28
N x 13
O x 8
P x 26
4L x 40
5L x 23
6L x 22
7L x 10
8L x 11
9L x 5
10L x 1
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | tot | |
| D | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 17 |
| H | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| I | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| L | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 28 |
| N | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| P | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| tot | 40 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 113 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| DH x 2 | DI x 8 | DO x 7 | ||
| HI x 2 | HO x 9 | |||
| ID x 4 | IL x 1 | IN x 2 | IO x 2 | IP x 1 |
| LI x 16 | LO x 12 | |||
| NI x 2 | NO x 11 | |||
| OL x 4 | ON x 2 | OP x 2 | ||
| PH x 3 | PI x 11 | PL x 4 | PO x 8 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| D | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
DOLPHIN, PINHOLD
| word | length | |||
| DHOL | 4 | |||
| DHOLL | 5 | |||
| DILDO | 5 | |||
| DILL | 4 | |||
| DINLO | 5 | |||
| DIOL | 4 | |||
| DIPLODIPLOID | 12 | |||
| DIPLOID | 7 | |||
| DIPLON | 6 | |||
| DIPLOPOD | 8 | |||
| DODOL | 5 | |||
| DOLIOLID | 8 | |||
| DOLL | 4 | |||
| DOLLHOOD | * 8 | |||
| DOLLOP | 6 | |||
| DOLPHIN | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| DOOL | 4 | |||
| HILI | 4 | |||
| HILL | 4 | |||
| HOLD | 4 | |||
| HOLIN | 5 | |||
| HOLLO | 5 | |||
| HOLO | 4 | |||
| HOLON | 5 | |||
| HOLOPLOID | 9 | |||
| HOLOPOD | 7 | |||
| HOPLO | 5 | |||
| HOPLON | 6 | |||
| IDLI | 4 | |||
| IDOL | 4 | |||
| IDOLON | 6 | |||
| IDPOL | * 5 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| INDOLIN | 7 | |||
| INHOLD | * 6 | |||
| IODOL | 5 | |||
| IODOPHIL | 8 | |||
| IPIL | 4 | |||
| LIDO | 4 | |||
| LIDOL | 5 | |||
| LILIID | 6 | |||
| LILIOID | 7 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINO | 4 | |||
| LION | 4 | |||
| LIONHOOD | * 8 | |||
| LIPID | 5 | |||
| LIPIDOID | 8 | |||
| LIPIN | 5 | |||
| LIPO | 4 | |||
| LIPOID | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LOID | 4 | |||
| LOIN | 4 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOLLIPOP | 8 | |||
| LOLLOP | 6 | |||
| LONNIN | 6 | |||
| LOON | 4 | |||
| LOOP | 4 | |||
| LOOPOID | 7 | |||
| LOPH | 4 | |||
| LOPHID | 6 | |||
| LOPHIID | 7 | |||
| NIHIL | 5 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NOIL | 4 | |||
| NOLID | 5 | |||
| NOLL | 4 | |||
| NOLO | 4 | |||
| NONDIPLOID | 10 | |||
| NONILL | 6 | |||
| NONILLION | 9 | |||
| NONLIPID | 8 | |||
| NONOIL | 6 | |||
| NONOLD | 6 | |||
| NONPOLIO | 8 | |||
| OLDHOOD | * 7 | |||
| OLID | 4 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| OLOID | 5 | |||
| ONDOL | 5 | |||
| ONHOLD | * 6 | |||
| OPILIO | 6 | |||
| OPILIONID | 9 | |||
| PHILINID | 8 | |||
| PHILIP | 6 | |||
| PHOLID | 6 | |||
| PILI | 4 | |||
| PILID | 5 | |||
| PILIN | 5 | |||
| PILL | 4 | |||
| PILLION | 7 | |||
| PILOID | 6 | |||
| PILON | 5 | |||
| PINDOLOL | 8 | |||
| PINHOLD | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PINOLILLO | 9 | |||
| PIOPHILID | 9 | |||
| PLIP | 4 | |||
| PLOD | 4 | |||
| PLOOP | 5 | |||
| PLOP | 4 | |||
| POLIO | 5 | |||
| POLL | 4 | |||
| POLLOI | 6 | |||
| POLO | 4 | |||
| POLOID | 6 | |||
| POOL | 4 | |||
| POPLIN | 6 | |||
| POPOLO | 6 |
* compound(ish) word