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January 8, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 8, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter OADEFHN
Spelling Bee for January 8, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter A: September 6, 2023
Center letter N: May 5, 2022

words: 141
score: 669 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 14
bingo: yes

A x 8
D x 28
E x 7
F x 15
H x 25
N x 33
O x 25

4L x 40
5L x 36
6L x 35
7L x 17
8L x 6
9L x 5
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 3 3 2 - - - - 8
D 10 6 9 2 - - 1 28
E 3 2 - 1 - 1 - 7
F 5 4 2 4 - - - 15
H 5 6 10 2 2 - - 25
N 6 7 10 5 2 2 1 33
O 8 8 2 3 2 2 - 25
tot 40 36 35 17 6 5 2 141

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 1 - - - - - 1
D - - 1 - - 1 2
F - - 2 - - - 2
H - - 2 1 - - 3
N 1 - - - - - 1
O - 1 2 - 2 - 5
tot 2 1 7 1 2 1 14

debut appearances 10
newly disallowed words 1 nonfood

OFFHANDED

word       length      
ADDON * 5
AEON 4
ANNONA 6
ANOA 4
ANODE 5 debut
ANODON 6
ANON 4
ANONA 5
DADHOOD * 7
DADO 4
DADOED 6
DAHOON 6
DEFFO 5
DEFO 4
DEODAND 7
DODAD 5
DODD 4
DODDED 6
DODO 4
DOFF 4
DOFFED 6
DOHA 4
DONA 4
DONAH 5
DONE 4
DONEE 5
DONNA 5
DONNED 6
DONNEE 6
DOOD 4
DOODAD 6
DOODAH 6
DOODOO 6
DOODOOHEAD * 10
DOON 4
DOONA 5
EDDO 4
EDDOE 5
ENDO 4
ENFEOFF 7
ENFEOFFED 9
ENONE 5
EOAN 4
FADO 4
FANHOOD * 7
FANON 5
FEOFF 5
FEOFFED 7
FEOFFEE 7
FOEHN 5
FOEHOOD * 7
FOHN 4
FOND 4
FONDA 5
FOOD 4
FOOF 4
FOOFED 6
FOOFOO 6
HADOOD 6
HAFNON 6
HANDOFF * 7 debut
HEADHOOD * 8
HEDON 5
HENHOOD * 7
HODAD 5 disallowed elsewhere
HODDEN 6
HOED 4 debut
HOEDAD 6
HOFAN 5
HONDA 5
HONE 4
HONED 5 debut
HOOD 4
HOODED 6 debut
HOODEN 6
HOODOO 6
HOODOOED 8
HOOF 4
HOOFED 6 debut
HOOHAH 6
HOON 4
HOOND 5
HOONED 6
NAFENODONE 10
NANO 4
NANOFOOD 8
NEON 4
NEONED 6
NODDED 6
NODE 4
NODED 5
NONAD 5
NONANE 6
NONANONE 8
NONDA 5
NONDEAD 7
NONDEAF 7
NONDO 5
NONE 4
NONENE 6
NONFAN 6
NONFED 6
NONFEE 6
NONFEED 7
NONFOOD 7 newly disallowed
NONHEAD 7
NONHEADED 9
NONHOODED 9
NONNA 5
NONNO 5
NONO 4
NONODD 6
NONODE 6
NOON 4
NOONE * 5
NOONED 6
ODAH 4
ODDEN 5
ODDENED 7
ODEA 4 disallowed elsewhere
ODEN 4
ODEON 5
OFFED 5
OFFEND 6 debut
OFFENDED 8 debut
OFFENDEE 8
OFFHAND * 7 debut
OFFHANDED * 9 pangram, debut
OHANA 5
OHED 4
OHONE 5
ONDE 4
ONDED 5
ONED 4
ONEHANDED * 9
ONEHOOD * 7
ONHAND * 6
ONNED 5
OOAA 4
OOFF 4
OOHED 5

* compound(ish) word

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