December 20, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 20, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter U: June 22, 2020Center letter O: December 1, 2018
words: 88
score: 345 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 17
bingo: yes
D x 13
G x 6
H x 7
O x 11
R x 11
T x 39
U x 1
4L x 39
5L x 19
6L x 15
7L x 10
8L x 3
10L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | tot | |
| D | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 13 |
| G | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 11 |
| R | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| T | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 39 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 88 |
| cmp | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | tot |
| D | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| H | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 |
| R | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
DROUGHT
| word | length | |||
| DOGTOOTH | * 8 | |||
| DOGTROT | * 7 | |||
| DOOT | 4 | |||
| DORT | 4 | |||
| DORTOUR | 7 | |||
| DOTH | 4 | |||
| DOUGHT | 6 | |||
| DOUT | 4 | |||
| DOUTH | 5 | |||
| DROTT | 5 | |||
| DROUGHT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| DROUTH | 6 | |||
| DUGOUT | * 6 | |||
| GOTH | 4 | |||
| GOUT | 4 | |||
| GROT | 4 | |||
| GROTTO | 6 | |||
| GROUT | 5 | |||
| GURT | 4 | |||
| HOOT | 4 | |||
| HOTDOG | * 6 | |||
| HOTR | 4 | |||
| HOTROD | * 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| HOTT | 4 | |||
| HOUTOU | 6 | |||
| HURT | 4 | |||
| ORTHO | 5 | |||
| ORUTU | 5 | |||
| OTTO | 4 | |||
| OUGHT | 5 | |||
| OUTDO | * 5 | |||
| OUTDOOR | * 7 | |||
| OUTGO | * 5 | |||
| OUTRO | 5 | |||
| OUTROOT | * 7 | |||
| OUTTHOUGHT | * 10 | |||
| OUTTROT | * 7 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| ROOTROT | * 7 | |||
| RORT | 4 | |||
| ROTGUT | * 6 | |||
| ROTO | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| ROUGHOUT | * 8 | |||
| ROUGHT | 6 | |||
| ROUT | 4 | |||
| ROUTH | 5 | |||
| RUTH | 4 | |||
| THORO | 5 | |||
| THOROUGH | 8 | |||
| THOU | 4 | |||
| THOUGH | 6 | |||
| THOUGHT | 7 | |||
| THROUGH | 7 | |||
| THROUGHOUT | * 10 | |||
| THRU | 4 | |||
| THRUOUT | * 7 | |||
| THUD | 4 | |||
| THUG | 4 | |||
| TODO | * 4 | |||
| TOGROG | 6 | |||
| TOHO | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TOOTH | 5 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TOROTH | 6 | |||
| TORR | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TOTO | 4 | |||
| TOUGH | 5 | |||
| TOUR | 4 | |||
| TOUT | 4 | |||
| TROD | 4 | |||
| TROG | 4 | |||
| TROT | 4 | |||
| TROTH | 5 | |||
| TROTRO | 6 | |||
| TROU | 4 | |||
| TROUGH | 6 | |||
| TROUT | 5 | |||
| TRUG | 4 | |||
| TRUGG | 5 | |||
| TRUTH | 5 | |||
| TURD | 4 | |||
| TURGOR | 6 | |||
| TUTOR | 5 | |||
| TUTU | 4 | |||
| URUT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word