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
September 17, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2020, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter AFILNPU
Spelling Bee for September 17, 2020

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Center letter P: October 23, 2022
Center letter F: May 27, 2021

words: 139
score: 843 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 32
F x 13
I x 10
L x 12
N x 9
P x 52
U x 11

5L x 61
6L x 41
7L x 27
8L x 8
9L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 17 8 7 - - 32
F 7 5 1 - - 13
I 4 3 2 1 - 10
L 6 4 1 1 - 12
N 4 1 2 2 - 9
P 19 17 12 3 1 52
U 4 3 2 1 1 11
tot 61 41 27 8 2 139

PAINFUL, PLAINFUL, UNPAINFUL

word       length      
PALILALIA 9
UNPAINFUL 9 pangram
INFAUNAL 8
LAPALAPA 8
NAUPLIAL 8
NIFFNAFF 8
PLAINFUL 8 pangram
PULLULAN 8
PUNALUAN 8
UNFILIAL 8
AFALINA 7
AFFINAL 7
ALAPANA 7
ALFALFA 7
ALNULIN 7
ANILLIN 7
AUFLAUF 7
FAUNULA 7
ILUPPAI 7
INFAUNA 7
LAPILLI 7
NAILFUL 7
NAUPLII 7
PAILFUL 7
PAINFUL 7 perfect pangram
PALINAL 7
PALLIAL 7
PAPILLA 7
PAPULLA 7
PINFALL 7
PINNULA 7
PIPPIAN 7
PLANFUL 7
PLANULA 7
PUNALUA 7
UNFINAL 7
UNPLAIN 7
ALALIA 6
ALANNA 6
ALFAIA 6
ALLIIN 6
ALNUIN 6
ANNUAL 6
ANNULI 6
APPALL 6
FALLAL 6
FAUNAL 6
FILIAL 6
FINIAL 6
FUNANA 6
ILUPAI 6
INFALL 6
INFULA 6
LALLAN 6
LAPFUL 6
LAULAU 6
LUNULA 6
NANNAN 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALLIA 6
PALPAL 6
PALULI 6
PANFUL 6
PANINI 6
PAPAIA 6
PAPAIN 6
PAPULA 6
PAULIN 6
PILAFF 6
PILLAU 6
PINNAL 6
PLANAL 6
PULPAL 6
PUNANI 6
PUNNAI 6
UNFAIL 6
UNNAIL 6
UNPLAN 6
AALII 5
AFLAP 5
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAPA 5
ALFIL 5
ALFIN 5
ALULA 5
ANANA 5
ANNAL 5
ANNUL 5
APALA 5
APIAN 5
APIIN 5
APPAL 5
APPUI 5
APUFF 5
FANAL 5
FAUNA 5
FINAL 5
FINNA 5
FLAFF 5
FLAIL 5
FULLA 5
ILALA 5
ILIAL 5
INIAL 5
INULA 5
LANAI 5
LAPIN 5
LAPPA 5
LAUAN 5
LIANA 5
LUFFA 5
NALLA 5
NANNA 5
NAPPA 5
NULLA 5
PAILA 5
PALLA 5
PALLU 5
PALPI 5
PANIN 5
PANNI 5
PAPAL 5
PAPAU 5
PAPPI 5
PFAFF 5
PILAF 5
PILAU 5
PINNA 5
PIPAL 5
PLAIN 5
PLANA 5
PUFFA 5
PULLA 5
PUPAL 5
UINAL 5
ULPAN 5
UNLAP 5
UPUPA 5

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