December 15, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 15, 2020, 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 R: July 23, 2023Center letter O: March 27, 2022
words: 215
score: 940 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 4
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AD x 7 | AM x 11 | AO x 1 | AP x 8 | AR x 13 | AU x 5 |
| DA x 16 | DO x 12 | DR x 5 | DU x 5 | ||
| MA x 28 | MO x 7 | MU x 7 | |||
| OO x 1 | OP x 1 | OR x 3 | |||
| PA x 37 | PO x 9 | PR x 8 | PU x 7 | ||
| RA x 8 | RO x 5 | RR x 1 | RU x 1 | ||
| UM x 3 | UP x 3 | UR x 3 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | 1 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| U | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 4 | |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | duad |
PARAMOUDRA, POMPADOUR
| word | length | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADPAO | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ADROOP | 6 | |||
| ADROP | 5 | |||
| AMADOU | 6 | |||
| AMARO | 5 | |||
| AMARU | 5 | |||
| AMDRAM | * 6 | |||
| AMMA | 4 | |||
| AMMO | 4 | |||
| AMOMUM | 6 | |||
| AMOR | 4 | |||
| AMORA | 5 | |||
| AMOUR | 5 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| AMUR | 4 | |||
| AOUDAD | 6 | |||
| APAR | 4 | |||
| APOD | 4 | |||
| APOOP | 5 | |||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| APPOM | 5 | |||
| APPRO | 5 | |||
| APUD | 4 | |||
| APUDOMA | 7 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARDOR | 5 | |||
| ARDOUR | 6 | |||
| ARMADA | 6 | |||
| ARMADO | 6 | |||
| ARMOR | 5 | |||
| ARMOUR | 6 | |||
| AROAR | 5 | |||
| AROMA | 5 | |||
| AROURA | 6 | |||
| ARUM | 4 | |||
| ARURA | 5 | |||
| AUDAD | 5 | |||
| AURA | 4 | |||
| AURAR | 5 | |||
| AURORA | 6 | |||
| AURUM | 5 | |||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DADO | 4 | |||
| DAMA | 4 | |||
| DAMAR | 5 | |||
| DAMARU | 6 | |||
| DAMMA | 5 | |||
| DAMMAR | 6 | |||
| DAMMARA | 7 | |||
| DAMP | 4 | |||
| DAPDAP | 6 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DARUMA | 6 | |||
| DAUD | 4 | |||
| DAUR | 4 | |||
| DODAD | 5 | |||
| DODDARD | 7 | |||
| DOMRA | 5 | |||
| DOODAD | 6 | |||
| DOPA | 4 | |||
| DORAD | 5 | |||
| DORADO | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| DORAMA | 6 | |||
| DOUAR | 5 | |||
| DOUMA | 5 | |||
| DOURA | 5 | |||
| DOURADA | 7 | |||
| DRAM | 4 | |||
| DRAMA | 5 | |||
| DRAP | 4 | |||
| DRAPA | 5 | |||
| DRAPUR | 6 | |||
| DUAD | 4 | newly disallowed | ||
| DUAR | 4 | |||
| DUMA | 4 | |||
| DURA | 4 | |||
| DURRA | 5 | |||
| MAAR | 4 | |||
| MADAM | 5 | |||
| MADDA | 5 | |||
| MADO | 4 | |||
| MADURO | 6 | |||
| MAMA | 4 | |||
| MAMMA | 5 | |||
| MAMO | 4 | |||
| MAMPARA | 7 | |||
| MAOMAO | 6 | |||
| MAORMOR | 7 | |||
| MAPAU | 5 | |||
| MAPOU | 5 | |||
| MARA | 4 | |||
| MARAUD | 6 | |||
| MARD | 4 | |||
| MARM | 4 | |||
| MARMA | 5 | |||
| MAROR | 5 | |||
| MARRA | 5 | |||
| MARRAM | 6 | |||
| MARU | 4 | |||
| MARUA | 5 | |||
| MARUM | 5 | |||
| MARUPA | 6 | |||
| MAUD | 4 | |||
| MAUM | 4 | |||
| MAUMA | 5 | |||
| MOMMA | 5 | |||
| MOMPARA | 7 | |||
| MORA | 4 | |||
| MORADA | 6 | |||
| MORMAOR | 7 | |||
| MORMAORDOM | 10 | |||
| MORRA | 5 | |||
| MUDA | 4 | |||
| MUDAR | 5 | |||
| MUDARDARA | 9 | |||
| MUDRA | 5 | |||
| MURA | 4 | |||
| MURRA | 5 | |||
| MURRAM | 6 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| OPARA | 5 | |||
| ORAD | 4 | |||
| ORDA | 4 | |||
| ORRA | 4 | |||
| PADA | 4 | |||
| PADAM | 5 | |||
| PADMA | 5 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | |||
| PAOPAO | 6 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPAD | 5 | |||
| PAPADAM | 7 | |||
| PAPADOM | 7 | |||
| PAPADUM | 7 | |||
| PAPAU | 5 | |||
| PAPPAD | 6 | |||
| PAPPADAM | 8 | |||
| PAPPADOM | 8 | |||
| PAPPADUM | 8 | |||
| PARA | 4 | |||
| PARADOR | 7 | |||
| PARADROP | 8 | |||
| PARAMO | 6 | |||
| PARAMOUDRA | 10 | pangram | ||
| PARAMOUR | 8 | debut | ||
| PARAMPARA | 9 | |||
| PARAPARA | 8 | |||
| PARAPOD | 7 | |||
| PARD | 4 | |||
| PARDAO | 6 | |||
| PARDAU | 6 | |||
| PARDO | 5 | |||
| PARM | 4 | |||
| PARMA | 5 | |||
| PARP | 4 | |||
| PARR | 4 | |||
| PARRO | 5 | |||
| PARUPPU | 7 | |||
| PAUA | 4 | |||
| PAUM | 4 | |||
| PAUROPOD | 8 | |||
| POMPADOM | 8 | |||
| POMPADOR | 8 | |||
| POMPADOUR | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| POPADOM | 7 | |||
| POPADUM | 7 | |||
| POPPA | 5 | |||
| POPPADOM | 8 | |||
| POPPADUM | 8 | |||
| POROMA | 6 | |||
| PRAAM | 5 | |||
| PRAD | 4 | |||
| PRAM | 4 | |||
| PRAO | 4 | |||
| PRAU | 4 | |||
| PROA | 4 | |||
| PRODROMA | 8 | |||
| PROPOMA | 7 | |||
| PUMA | 4 | |||
| PUMAPARD | 8 | |||
| PUPA | 4 | |||
| PUPADOM | 7 | |||
| PURAU | 5 | |||
| PURDA | 5 | |||
| PURPURA | 7 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RAMADA | 6 | |||
| RAMARAMA | 8 | |||
| RAMP | 4 | |||
| RAMROD | * 6 | |||
| RAUPO | 5 | |||
| ROAD | 4 | |||
| ROADMAP | * 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ROAM | 4 | |||
| ROAR | 4 | |||
| ROMA | 4 | |||
| RRAUP | 5 | |||
| RUPA | 4 | |||
| UMADA | 5 | |||
| UMARA | 5 | |||
| UMMA | 4 | |||
| UPMA | 4 | |||
| UPROAR | * 6 | debut | ||
| UPUPA | 5 | |||
| URAD | 4 | |||
| URAO | 4 | |||
| URUPA | 5 |
* compound(ish) word