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
December 8, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter HADGILN
Spelling Bee for December 8, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter L: August 6, 2023

words: 101
score: 590 pts
pangrams: 4
bingo: yes

A x 11
D x 6
G x 7
H x 65
I x 3
L x 3
N x 6

4L x 20
5L x 21
6L x 17
7L x 23
8L x 13
9L x 2
10L x 3
11L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 2 4 2 2 1 - - - 11
D 3 1 2 - - - - - 6
G - 3 - 1 2 - - 1 7
H 14 9 10 17 9 2 3 1 65
I - 2 - - 1 - - - 3
L - 1 1 1 - - - - 3
N 1 1 2 2 - - - - 6
tot 20 21 17 23 13 2 3 2 101

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AD x 2 AG x 1 AH x 3 AL x 1 AN x 3
DA x 3 DH x 3
GA x 1 GH x 3 GI x 1 GL x 2
HA x 49 HI x 16
ID x 2 IN x 1
LA x 3
NA x 1 NI x 5

debut appearances 9

GLADHANDING, HANDLING, HANDLINING, HIGHLAND

word       length      
AAHING 6
ADAH 4
ADHAN 5
AGHA 4
AHAAINA 7
AHIND 5
AHING 5
ALAIHI 6
ANHINGA 7
ANHINGID 8
ANIGH 5
DAHI 4
DAHL 4
DAHLIA 6
DHAAL 5
DHAL 4
DHANIA 6
GALAH 5
GHANA 5
GHANI 5
GHILGAI 7
GILDHALL 8
GLADHAND 8
GLADHANDING 11 pangram
HAANGI 6
HADADA 6
HADAL 5
HADD 4
HADING 6
HADNA 5
HAGGADA 7
HAGGADAH 8
HAGGING 7
HAGGLING 8 debut
HAGIGAH 7
HAGLIN 6
HAHA 4
HAHNIID 7
HAIL 4
HAILING 7 debut
HAIN 4
HAINING 7
HALA 4
HALAL 5
HALALA 6
HALALAH 7
HALALING 8
HALALLING 9
HALDI 5
HALID 5
HALING 6
HALL 4
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLALI 7
HALLALING 9
HALLALLING 10
HALLAN 6
HALLIGAN 8
HALLING 7
HANAI 5
HAND 4
HANDGAG 7
HANDGAGGING 11
HANDI 5
HANDING 7 debut
HANDLAID 8
HANDLING 8 pangram, debut
HANDLINING 10 pangram
HANG 4
HANGI 5
HANGING 7
HANGNAIL 8 debut
HIDALGA 7
HIDING 6 debut
HIGGLING 8
HIGH 4
HIGHING 7
HIGHLAND 8 pangram, debut
HIGHLINING 10
HILA 4
HILAL 5
HILDING 7
HILI 4
HILL 4
HILLING 7 debut
HIND 4
HING 4
HINGING 7
IDDAH 5
IDGAH 5
INHALING 8 debut
LAHNGA 6
LAIGH 5
LANGAHA 7
NALLAH 6
NIDDAH 6
NIGH 4
NIGHING 7
NIHIL 5
NILGHAI 7

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