December 15, 2019: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 15, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 15, 2019, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PE.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for December 15, 2019

Related puzzles

Center letter P: February 23, 2023
Center letter Y: May 1, 2021
Center letter M: May 25, 2018

words: 261
score: 1,228 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
plurals: 10
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AE x 2	AM x 8	AN x 20	AP x 6	AT x 8	AY x 3
EA x 1	EM x 6	EN x 4	ET x 2
MA x 43	ME x 16	MY x 1
NA x 20	NE x 8
PA x 32	PE x 20	PY x 1
PEA x 5	PEN x 12	PET x 3
TA x 25	TE x 11	TM x 2	TY x 5
YA x 14	YE x 3

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
A	2	-	-	-	2
M	2	1	1	-	4
N	1	-	1	-	2
P	4	2	1	1	8
T	-	-	2	-	2
tot	9	3	5	1	18

plu	5	6	7	8	tot
A	1	1	-	1	3
M	1	2	1	-	4
P	-	2	1	-	3
tot	2	5	2	1	10

debut appearances

PAYMENT, TYMPANATE

word	length
AETAT	5
AETT	4
AMAE	4
AMANATY	7
AMATE	5
AMEN	4
AMENE	5
AMENT	5
AMENTA	6
AMMA	4
ANAN	4
ANANA	5
ANANYM	6
ANAPNEA	7
ANATMAN	7
ANATTA	6
ANENT	5
ANET	4
ANNA	4
ANNATE	6
ANNET	5
ANTA	4
ANTAE	^† 5
ANTE	4
ANTEM	5
ANTENNA	7
ANTENNAE	^† 8
ANTENNATE	9
ANTETYPE	8
ANTY	4
APEMAN	* 6
APEMEN	* ^† 6
APNEA	5
APPAM	5
APPETENT	8
APPY	4
ATAMAN	6
ATAP	4
ATMAN	5
ATTA	4
ATTAMAN	7
ATTAP	5
ATTEMPT	7
ATTENTAT	8
AYAPANA	7
AYAT	4
AYEAYE	6
EATEN	5
EMANANT	7	disallowed elsewhere
EMANATA	7
EMANATE	7
EMMA	4
EMPYEMA	7
EMPYEMATA	9
ENATE	5	disallowed elsewhere
ENEMA	5
ENEMATA	7
ENNEATYPE	9
ETNA	4
ETYMA	5	disallowed elsewhere
MAAT	4
MAMA	4
MAMEY	5
MAMMA	5
MAMMAE	^† 6
MAMMATE	7
MAMMEE	6
MAMMET	6
MAMMEY	6
MAMPY	5
MANA	4
MANANA	6
MANAT	5
MANATEE	7
MANE	4
MANEEN	6
MANENT	6
MANET	5
MANNA	5
MANNAN	6
MANNY	5
MANTA	5
MANTAPA	7
MANTY	5
MANY	4
MANYAT	6
MANYATA	7
MANYATTA	8
MAPPEN	6
MATAMATA	8
MATAMATAM	9
MATAPEE	7
MATE	4
MATEY	5
MATMAN	* 6
MATMEN	* ^† 6
MATT	4
MATTA	5
MATTE	5
MATTY	5
MATY	4
MAYA	4
MAYTEN	6
MEAN	4
MEANT	5
MEANY	5
MEAT	4
MEATMAN	7
MEATMEN	* ^† 7
MEATY	5
MENAT	5
MENTA	5
META	4
METAE	^† 5
METANYM	7
METATE	6
METATYPE	* 8
METATYPY	8
METEPA	6
MYNA	4
NAAM	4
NAAN	4
NAAT	4
NAME	4
NAMETAPE	* 8
NAMMET	6
NANA	4
NANNA	5
NANNAN	6
NANNY	5
NANTEE	6
NANTEN	6
NANTY	5
NAPA	4
NAPE	4
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
NATANT	6
NATTY	5
NATYA	5
NEAM	4
NEAP	4
NEAPY	5
NEAT	4
NEATEN	6
NEPETA	6
NETA	4
NETMAN	* 6
PAAN	4
PAEAN	5
PAEPAE	6
PAMPA	5
PAMPEAN	7
PANAMA	6
PANE	4
PANMAN	* 6
PANMEN	* ^† 6
PANNE	5
PANT	4
PANTY	5
PANYA	5
PAPA	4
PAPAYA	6
PAPE	4
PAPPY	5
PATE	4
PATEN	5
PATENA	6
PATENT	6
PATENTEE	8
PATTE	5
PATTEE	6
PATTEN	6
PATTY	5
PATTYPAN	* 8
PATY	4
PAYA	4
PAYAM	5
PAYEE	5
PAYMENT	7	perfect pangram
PEAN	4
PEAT	4
PEATMAN	7
PEATMEN	* ^† 7
PEATY	5
PENAM	5
PENMAN	* 6
PENNA	5
PENNAE	^† 6
PENNAME	* 7
PENNANT	7
PENNATE	7
PENNYANTE	* 9
PENTAENE	8
PENTANE	7
PENTATE	7
PENTETATE	9
PETEMAN	7
PETNAP	* 6
PETTA	5
PYAT	4
TAAN	4
TAME	4
TAMMY	5
TAMP	4
TAMPAN	6
TANA	4
TANE	4
TANNA	5
TANNATE	7
TANTY	5
TANYA	5
TANYAN	6
TAPA	4
TAPE	4
TAPETA	6
TAPPA	5
TAPPEE	6
TAPPEN	6
TAPPET	6
TAPPY	5
TATA	4
TATEE	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TEAM	4
TEAMMATE	* 8
TEAT	4
TEETAN	6
TENANT	6
TENATE	6
TENTMATE	* 8
TEPA	4
TEPETATE	8
TEPPAN	6
TETANY	6
TMEMA	5
TMEMATA	7
TYAN	4
TYMPAN	6
TYMPANA	7
TYMPANATE	9	pangram
TYMPANY	7
YAMEN	5
YAMP	4
YAMPA	5
YAMPE	5
YAMPEE	6
YAMPY	5
YANA	4
YAPAN	5
YAPP	4
YAPPY	5
YATE	4
YATT	4
YATTA	5
YAYA	4
YEAN	4	disallowed elsewhere
YEAT	4
YENTA	5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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