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
October 17, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 17, 2020, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter HACELMY
Spelling Bee for October 17, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter L: December 17, 2024
Center letter C: August 17, 2023
Center letter A: July 12, 2022
Center letter M: May 13, 2021

words: 123
score: 549 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 13
C x 30
E x 3
H x 45
L x 9
M x 16
Y x 7

4L x 39
5L x 30
6L x 34
7L x 15
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 3 1 3 - - - 13
C 4 7 13 4 - 1 1 30
E 1 - 1 1 - - - 3
H 22 9 11 3 - - - 45
L 2 3 3 1 - - - 9
M 2 5 3 3 2 1 - 16
Y 2 3 2 - - - - 7
tot 39 30 34 15 2 2 1 123

ALCHEMY

word       length      
ACHA 4
ACHE 4
ACHY 4
AECHMEA 7
AHEM 4
ALCHEMY 7 perfect pangram
ALLHEAL 7
ALMAH 5
ALMEH 5
AMACHA 6
AMAH 4
AMLAH 5
AYAH 4
CACHACA 7
CACHE 5
CALECHE 7
CHACHA 6
CHACHACHA 9
CHACHALACA 10
CHACMA 6
CHALAH 6
CHALLA 6
CHALLAH 7
CHAM 4
CHAMA 5
CHAMAL 6
CHAMCHA 7
CHAMMY 6
CHAY 4
CHAYA 5
CHAYAH 6
CHECHE 6
CHEE 4
CHEEM 5
CHELA 5
CHELAE 6
CHELEM 6
CHEM 4
CHEMMY 6
CHYLE 5
CHYME 5 allowed elsewhere
CLECHE 6
CLECHY 6
EACH 4
ECHELLE 7
ECHEME 6
HAEM 4
HAEMAL 6
HAHA 4
HALA 4
HALACHA 7
HALAL 5
HALALA 6
HALALAH 7
HALE 4
HALEEM 6
HALL 4
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLEL 6
HALM 4
HALMA 5
HAMAL 5
HAME 4
HAMEL 5
HAMMAL 6
HAMMAM 6
HAMMY 5
HAYE 4
HAYEY 5
HEAL 4
HEALALL 7
HEALEE 6
HEAM 4
HECH 4
HEEL 4
HEHE 4
HELE 4
HELL 4
HELLA 5
HELM 4
HEMAL 5 disallowed elsewhere
HEME 4
HEMMEL 6
HEYA 4
HEYEM 5
HMMM 4
HYALEA 6
HYEM 4
HYLA 4
HYLE 4
LEACH 5
LEACHY 6
LECH 4
LECHY 5
LEECH 5
LEECHEE 7
LEECHY 6
LYCH 4
LYCHEE 6
MACH 4
MACHACA 7
MACHE 5
MAHA 4
MAHAL 5
MAHALA 6
MAHALLA 7
MAHALLAH 8
MAHALLYA 8
MAHMAL 6
MAYHEM 6
MEACH 5
MECHA 5
MEECH 5
MLECCHA 7
MLECHCHHA 9
YALAH 5
YEAH 4
YECCH 5
YECCHY 6
YECH 4
YECHY 5
YEEHAH 6

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