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 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 20, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AI.


Instructions

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center letter KACGILN
Spelling Bee for September 20, 2020

words: 142
score: 775 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 2
bingo: yes

A x 10
C x 24
G x 7
I x 4
K x 68
L x 18
N x 11

4L x 36
5L x 30
6L x 23
7L x 29
8L x 21
9L x 1
10L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 1 2 2 3 2 - - - 10
C 2 6 4 4 8 - - - 24
G 4 1 - 2 - - - - 7
I 1 - 2 1 - - - - 4
K 20 16 10 10 9 1 1 1 68
L 5 3 2 7 1 - - - 18
N 3 2 3 2 1 - - - 11
tot 36 30 23 29 21 1 1 1 142

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AI x 1 AK x 2 AL x 6 AN x 1
AIK x 1
CA x 12 CL x 12
GA x 4 GI x 2 GL x 1
IK x 1 IL x 1 IN x 2
KA x 32 KI x 26 KL x 3 KN x 7
LA x 12 LI x 6
NA x 7 NG x 1 NI x 3

debut appearances 21

CACKLING, CALKING, CLACKING, CLAIKING, CLANKING, KACKLING, LACKING

word       length      
AIKING 6
AKILLING 8
AKIN 4 debut
ALACK 5
ALKALI 6
ALKALIC 7
ALKANAL 7
ALKANNIN 8
ALKIN 5
ANKLING 7
CACIK 5
CACK 4
CACKING 7
CACKLING 8 pangram, debut
CAKING 6 debut
CALK 4
CALKIN 6
CALKING 7 perfect pangram
CANAKIN 7
CANIKIN 7
CANNAKIN 8
CANNIKIN 8
CLACK 5
CLACKA 6
CLACKING 8 pangram, debut
CLAIK 5
CLAIKING 8 pangram
CLANK 5
CLANKING 8 pangram, debut
CLICK 5
CLICKA 6
CLICKING 8 debut
CLINK 5
CLINKING 8 debut
GACK 4
GACKING 7
GANK 4
GANKING 7
GICK 4
GINK 4
GLAIK 5
IKIGAI 6
ILKA 4
INKING 6 debut
INKLING 7 debut
KACK 4
KACKLING 8 pangram
KAGAN 5
KAIK 4
KAIKAI 6
KAIKI 5
KAIL 4
KAILAN 6
KAIN 4
KAINGA 6
KAINGIN 7
KAINI 5
KAINIC 6
KAKA 4
KAKANIN 7
KAKI 4
KAKKAK 6
KALAGA 6
KALANIN 7
KALGI 5
KALI 4
KALIAN 6
KANA 4
KANAGI 6
KANAKA 6
KANG 4
KANGA 5
KANGALANG 9
KANGANI 7
KANGLING 8
KANNA 5
KANNAKIN 8
KIACK 5
KIANG 5
KICK 4
KICKING 7 debut
KIKI 4
KILA 4
KILIAN 6
KILIG 5
KILIKIKI 8
KILIL 5
KILK 4
KILL 4
KILLICK 7
KILLING 7 debut
KILN 4
KILNING 7 debut
KINA 4
KING 4 debut
KINGING 7 debut
KINGLING 8
KINIC 5
KININ 5
KINK 4
KINKING 7 debut
KINKLING 8
KINNIKINNICK 12
KLANG 5
KLICK 5
KLIK 4
KNACK 5
KNACKING 8
KNAG 4
KNAGGING 8
KNICK 5
KNICKING 8
KNICKKNACK 10 debut
LACK 4
LACKALL 7
LACKING 7 perfect pangram, debut
LAIK 4
LAIKA 5
LAIKING 7
LAKAINA 7
LAKAINAI 8
LAKIN 5
LAKING 6
LANK 4
LANKING 7
LICK 4
LICKING 7 debut
LIKIN 5
LIKING 6 debut
LINK 4
LINKING 7 debut
NAGAIKA 7
NAGAK 5
NAIK 4
NAKA 4
NAKING 6
NANGKA 6
NANKIN 6
NGAKA 5
NICK 4
NICKING 7 debut
NICKNACK 8

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