August 28, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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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.
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Related puzzles
Center letter H: February 21, 2023words: 131
score: 641 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 0
bingo: yes
C x 27
D x 25
E x 18
H x 17
L x 29
T x 13
U x 2
4L x 37
5L x 27
6L x 32
7L x 29
8L x 3
9L x 1
10L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| C | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 27 |
| D | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 25 |
| E | - | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| H | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 17 |
| L | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 29 |
| T | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| U | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| tot | 37 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 131 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CE x 5 | CH x 1 | CL x 6 | CU x 15 |
| DE x 16 | DU x 9 | ||
| EC x 5 | EE x 1 | EL x 8 | ET x 4 |
| HE x 11 | HU x 6 | ||
| LE x 17 | LU x 12 | ||
| TE x 9 | TH x 1 | TU x 3 | |
| UD x 1 | UL x 1 |
| debut appearances | 9 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | elute |
CLUTCHED, DECLUTCH, DECLUTCHED
| word | length | |||
| DECLUTCHED | 10 | pangram | ||
| ECHELLETTE | 10 | |||
| ECHELETTE | 9 | |||
| CLUTCHED | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| DECLUTCH | 8 | pangram | ||
| DEHULLED | 8 | |||
| CELLULE | 7 | |||
| CELTUCE | 7 | |||
| CHEETUL | 7 | |||
| CUDDLED | 7 | debut | ||
| CUDDLEE | 7 | |||
| CULCHED | 7 | |||
| CULETTE | 7 | |||
| CUTTLED | 7 | |||
| DELETED | 7 | |||
| DELETEE | 7 | |||
| DELUDED | 7 | |||
| DELUDEE | 7 | |||
| DUCTULE | 7 | |||
| DUDELET | 7 | |||
| DUELLED | 7 | |||
| ECHELLE | 7 | |||
| ECUELLE | 7 | |||
| ELECTED | 7 | debut | ||
| ELECTEE | 7 | |||
| ETHLETE | 7 | |||
| HEDDLED | 7 | |||
| HETCHEL | 7 | |||
| HUDDLED | 7 | |||
| LEECHED | 7 | debut | ||
| LEECHEE | 7 | |||
| LETCHED | 7 | |||
| LETHECH | 7 | |||
| LETTUCE | 7 | |||
| THULUTH | 7 | |||
| CELLED | 6 | debut | ||
| CLECHE | 6 | |||
| CLEUCH | 6 | |||
| CLUTCH | 6 | |||
| CUDDLE | 6 | debut | ||
| CULLED | 6 | debut | ||
| CULLET | 6 | |||
| CULTCH | 6 | |||
| CUTLET | 6 | |||
| CUTTLE | 6 | |||
| DEHULL | 6 | |||
| DELETE | 6 | |||
| DELUDE | 6 | |||
| DUELED | 6 | |||
| DULCET | 6 | debut | ||
| DULLED | 6 | |||
| ELUDED | 6 | |||
| ELUTED | 6 | |||
| ETTLED | 6 | |||
| HEDDLE | 6 | |||
| HEELED | 6 | |||
| HELLED | 6 | |||
| HUDDLE | 6 | |||
| HULLED | 6 | |||
| HUTLET | 6 | |||
| LECHED | 6 | |||
| LETTED | 6 | |||
| LUCULE | 6 | |||
| LULLED | 6 | |||
| TELEDU | 6 | |||
| TELLED | 6 | |||
| TELLEE | 6 | |||
| CLUED | 5 | debut | ||
| CULCH | 5 | |||
| CULET | 5 | |||
| DECEL | 5 | |||
| DELED | 5 | |||
| DULCE | 5 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| EELED | 5 | |||
| ELDED | 5 | |||
| ELECT | 5 | |||
| ELUDE | 5 | |||
| ELUTE | 5 | newly disallowed | ||
| ETHEL | 5 | |||
| ETTLE | 5 | |||
| HEELD | 5 | |||
| HELED | 5 | |||
| LEECH | 5 | |||
| LETCH | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LETHE | 5 | |||
| LEUCH | 5 | |||
| LUCET | 5 | |||
| LUDED | 5 | |||
| LUTED | 5 | |||
| TETEL | 5 | |||
| TULLE | 5 | |||
| UDULT | 5 | |||
| ULLET | 5 | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CELT | 4 | |||
| CLUE | 4 | |||
| CULL | 4 | |||
| CULT | 4 | |||
| DEEL | 4 | |||
| DELE | 4 | |||
| DELL | 4 | |||
| DELT | 4 | |||
| DUEL | 4 | |||
| DULL | 4 | |||
| HEEL | 4 | |||
| HELD | 4 | |||
| HELE | 4 | |||
| HELL | 4 | |||
| HULE | 4 | |||
| HULL | 4 | |||
| LECH | 4 | |||
| LECT | 4 | |||
| LEDE | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LEED | 4 | |||
| LEET | 4 | |||
| LEUD | 4 | |||
| LUCE | 4 | |||
| LUDE | 4 | |||
| LUED | 4 | |||
| LULL | 4 | |||
| LULU | 4 | |||
| LUTE | 4 | |||
| LUTH | 4 | |||
| TEEL | 4 | |||
| TELD | 4 | |||
| TELE | 4 | |||
| TELL | 4 | |||
| TELT | 4 | |||
| TUEL | 4 | |||
| TULE | 4 |