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December 20, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 20, 2019, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with DU.


Instructions

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center letter TDGHORU
Spelling Bee for December 20, 2019

Related puzzles
Center letter U: June 22, 2020
Center letter O: December 1, 2018

words: 88
score: 345 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 17
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DO x 9 DR x 3 DU x 1
DUG x 1
GO x 2 GR x 3 GU x 1
HO x 6 HU x 1
OR x 2 OT x 1 OU x 8
RO x 10 RU x 1
TH x 11 TO x 13 TR x 11 TU x 4
UR x 1

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

debut appearances 1

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 debut
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

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