Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
August 20, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter DAHOPRT
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter H: November 11, 2024
Center letter P: October 4, 2023
Center letter R: December 10, 2018

words: 127
score: 552 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes

A x 19
D x 47
H x 14
O x 7
P x 21
R x 9
T x 10

4L x 53
5L x 23
6L x 18
7L x 21
8L x 8
9L x 3
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 7 1 3 - 2 - 19
D 23 10 7 7 - - - 47
H 3 2 4 5 - - - 14
O 5 - - - 1 1 - 7
P 6 2 4 3 5 - 1 21
R 4 1 1 3 - - - 9
T 6 1 1 - 2 - - 10
tot 53 23 18 21 8 3 1 127

cmp 4 6 7 8 9 tot
A - - 1 - 1 2
D - - 3 - - 3
H - 1 5 - - 6
P - - 1 2 - 3
R - - 1 - - 1
T 1 - - 2 - 3
tot 1 1 11 4 1 18

debut appearances 1
previously disallowed debuts 1

ARTHROPOD, HARDTOP, PARTHOOD, PHOTORADAR

word       length      
PHOTORADAR 10 pangram
ARHATHOOD * 9
ARTHROPOD 9 pangram
ORTHODATA 9
ORTHOPOD 8
PAPAHOOD * 8
PARADATA 8
PARADROP 8
PARTHOOD * 8 pangram
PROTOPOD 8
TOOTHPAD * 8
TRAPDOOR * 8
ADAPTOR 7
ARATDAR 7
ARTHOOD * 7
DADHOOD * 7
DATAPAD * 7
DHOORRA 7
DODDARD 7
DODDART 7
DOPATTA 7
DROPTOP * 7
HARDHAT * 7
HARDPAD * 7
HARDTOP * 7 perfect pangram
HOODRAT * 7
HOPTOAD * 7
PARADOR 7
PARAPOD 7
PRODROP * 7
RATHOOD * 7
RHODORA 7
ROTAROD 7
ADROOP 6
DAPDAP 6
DOODAD 6
DOODAH 6
DOODOO 6
DORADO 6 allowed elsewhere
DOTARA 6
DOTARD 6
HADADA 6
HADOOD 6
HOODOO 6
HOTROD * 6 debut, previously disallowed
PAPPAD 6
PARDAH 6
PARDAO 6
POTDAR 6
RAHDAR 6
TARADA 6
ADAPT 5
ADDRA 5
ADOPT 5
ADPAO 5
ADRAD 5
ADROP 5
ARDOR 5
DADDA 5
DATTO 5
DHOOP 5
DHOOR 5
DODAD 5
DORAD 5
DOTAR 5
DRAPA 5
DROOP 5
DROTT 5
HOARD 5
HODAD 5
PAPAD 5
PARDO 5
RADAR 5
TARDO 5
ADAD 4
ADAH 4
ADAT 4
ADDA 4
APOD 4
ARAD 4
DAAD 4
DADA 4
DADO 4
DARR 4
DART 4
DATA 4
DATO 4
DOAT 4
DODD 4
DODO 4
DOHA 4
DOOD 4
DOOP 4
DOOR 4
DOOT 4
DOPA 4
DORP 4
DORR 4
DORT 4
DOTH 4
DRAP 4
DRAT 4
DROP 4
HADD 4
HARD 4
HOOD 4
ODAH 4
ODOR 4
ORAD 4
ORDA 4
ORDO 4
PADA 4
PARD 4
PHAD 4
POOD 4
PRAD 4
PROD 4
RAAD 4
RADA 4
ROAD 4
ROOD 4
TADA 4
TARD 4
TOAD 4
TODO * 4
TRAD 4
TROD 4

* compound(ish) word

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