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August 20, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LBDEHMU
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

cmp 7 8 9 tot
B - 1 1 2
D 1 1 - 2
H - - 1 1
tot 1 2 2 5

debut appearances 32

HUMBLED

word       length      
BLUEBELLED 10
BUMBLEBEE * 9 debut
HUMBLEBEE * 9
HUMMELLED 9
UMBELLULE 9
BELULLED 8
BLUEBELL * 8
BUBBELEH 8
DEBELLED 8
DEHULLED 8
DUMBBELL * 8 debut
EMBLEMED 8
UMBELLED 8
BEBLEED 7
BLEBBED 7
BLEEDED 7
BLUBBED 7
BUBBELE 7
BUBBLED 7 debut
BUBELEH 7
BUDDLED 7
BULBULE 7
BUMBLED 7 debut
BUMMLED 7
DELUDED 7 debut
DELUDEE 7
DUELLED 7
DUMBELL * 7
HEDDLED 7
HUDDLED 7 debut
HUMBLED 7 perfect pangram, debut
MEDDLED 7
MUDDLED 7 debut
MULMULL 7
MUMBLED 7 debut
UMBELED 7
BEBLED 6
BEDELL 6
BEHELD 6 debut
BEHELL 6
BEHELM 6
BELLED 6 debut
BELULL 6
BLUMED 6
BUBBLE 6
BUBELE 6
BUDDLE 6
BULBED 6 allowed elsewhere
BULBEL 6
BULBUL 6
BULLED 6
BUMBLE 6 debut
BUMMEL 6
BUMMLE 6
DEHULL 6
DELUDE 6 debut
DUBBEL 6
DUELED 6 debut
DULLED 6 debut
DUMBLE 6
ELUDED 6 debut
EMBLEM 6
HEDDLE 6
HEELED 6 debut
HELLED 6
HELMED 6
HEMMEL 6
HUBBLE 6
HUDDLE 6 debut
HUEMUL 6
HULLED 6 debut
HUMBLE 6 debut
HUMMEL 6
LULLED 6 debut
MEDDLE 6
MELDED 6
MELEED 6
MELLED 6
MUDDLE 6 debut
MULLED 6 debut
MULMUL 6
MUMBLE 6 debut
BEDEL 5
BELLE 5
BHEEL 5
BLEED 5 debut
BLUDE 5
BLUED 5
BLUME 5
DEBEL 5
DELED 5
EELED 5
ELDED 5
ELUDE 5 debut
HEELD 5
HELED 5
LEDUM 5
LEMED 5
LEMEL 5
LEMME 5
LUBED 5 debut
LUDED 5
LUMME 5
MELEE 5
MELEM 5
MULED 5
UMBEL 5
UMBLE 5
BEEL 4
BELL 4
BHEL 4
BLEB 4
BLED 4 debut
BLEE 4
BLEM 4
BLEU 4
BLUB 4
BLUE 4
BUHL 4
BULB 4
BULL 4
DEEL 4
DELE 4
DELL 4 debut
DUEL 4 debut
DULL 4
HEEL 4
HELD 4 debut
HELE 4
HELL 4
HELM 4
HULE 4
HULL 4
LEDE 4 allowed elsewhere
LEED 4
LEME 4
LEUD 4
LUBE 4
LUDE 4
LUED 4
LULL 4
LULU 4
LUMB 4
MELD 4
MELE 4
MELL 4
MULE 4 debut
MULL 4
MULM 4

* compound(ish) word

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