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December 9, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 9, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter OCFIMRU
Spelling Bee for December 9, 2020

words: 95
score: 488 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 5
plurals: 6

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 2 CO x 23 CR x 5 CU x 3
FI x 2 FO x 8 FR x 3 FU x 5
IR x 2
MI x 10 MO x 13 MU x 5
OC x 1 OF x 1 OO x 1 OR x 1
RI x 1 RO x 7 RU x 2

cmp 6 8 9 10 tot
F - 1 - - 1
M - - 2 1 3
R 1 - - - 1
tot 1 1 2 1 5

plu 4 5 6 9 10 tot
C - 2 1 - - 3
F 1 - - - - 1
M - - - 1 1 2
tot 1 2 1 1 1 6

debut appearances 3
previously disallowed debuts 1

CRUCIFORM, CUCUMIFORM, FURCIFORM, MUCIFORM

word       length      
MICROMIRROR 11
CUCUMIFORM 10 pangram
MICROCOCCI *  10
CIRRIFORM 9
CRUCIFORM 9 pangram, debut
FURCIFORM 9 pangram
MICROCORM 9
MICROFOCI *  9
MICROFORM * 9
MUMMIFORM 9
COROCORO 8
FICIFORM 8
FORMROOM * 8
FROUFROU 8
MIROMIRO 8
MORIFORM 8
MUCIFORM 8 pangram
MURIFORM 8
RIRORIRO 8
COCRICO 7
COOCCUR 7
CRUORIC 7
MOROCCO 7 debut, previously disallowed
ORIFORM 7
COCCIC 6
COFOCI  6
COOCOO 6
CORCUR 6
CORIUM 6
CORURO 6
COUCOU 6
CURURO 6
FOOFOO 6
FORMIC 6
FUMOIR 6
FUROIC 6
MIRROR 6
MOIMOI 6
MOMOIR 6
MOOMOO 6
ROCOCO 6
ROMCOM * 6
ROUCOU 6
RUMOUR 6
CIRIO 5
COCCI  5
COMIC 5
CORMI 5
CROCI  5
CRUOR 5
CURIO 5 debut
FORUM 5
FRICO 5
FUROR 5
IRMOI 5
IRORI 5
MICRO 5
MOORI 5
MORIC 5
MORRO 5
MUCOR 5
MUCRO 5
OCCUR 5
OFURO 5
RORIC 5
RUMOR 5
COCO 4
COFF 4
COIF 4
COIR 4 allowed elsewhere
COMM 4
COOF 4
COOM 4
CORF 4
CORM 4
COUR 4
CROC 4
FICO 4
FOCI  4
FOOF 4
FORM 4
FOUR 4
FROM 4
FURO 4
MICO 4
MIRO 4
MOCO 4
MOFF 4
MOFO 4
MOMO 4
MOOR 4
OOFF 4
ROOF 4
ROOM 4
ROUF 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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