September 23, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 23, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RA.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for September 23, 2020

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Center letter H: August 19, 2024
Center letter Y: July 10, 2023
Center letter P: June 23, 2021

words: 250
score: 1,281 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AH x 1	AO x 3	AP x 7	AR x 5	AT x 11	AY x 1
HA x 13	HO x 8	HY x 1
OA x 3	OO x 1	OR x 7	OT x 6
PA x 21	PH x 9	PO x 17	PR x 12	PY x 2
RA x 11	RH x 2	RO x 12	RY x 1
RAP x 4	RAT x 6	RAY x 1
TA x 32	TH x 11	TO x 28	TR x 16	TY x 4
YA x 5

cmp	6	7	9	tot
H	1	-	-	1
P	-	-	1	1
R	-	4	-	4
T	3	1	-	4
tot	4	5	1	10

debut appearances	3
newly disallowed words	1	trappy

AORTOPATHY, AORTORRHAPHY, ARTHROPATHY, ATROPHY, ORTHOPATHY, PHYTOPHTHORA, THYROPATHY

word	length
AORTORRHAPHY	12	pangram
PHYTOPHTHORA	12	pangram
ARTHROPATHY	11	pangram
ORTHOTROPHY	11
PHOTOTROPHY	11
PROTOTROPHY	11
TROPHOTROPY	11
AORTOPATHY	10	pangram
HAPHTAROTH	10
HAPTOPHYTA	10
HYPOTROPHY	10
ORTHOPATHY	10	pangram
ORTHOPHOTO	10
ORTHOTROPY	10
PATHOTROPH	10
PHOTOTROPH	10
PHOTOTROPY	10
PORTAPOTTY	10
PRATYAHARA	10
PROTOTROPH	10
PROTOTROPY	10
THYROPATHY	10	pangram
THYROTROPH	10
APPARATOR	9
HAPHTARAH	9
HAPHTAROT	9
HORTATORY	9
PARAPATRY	9
PARATROOP	9
PHOTOTYPY	9
PROHAPTOR	9
PROPROTOR	* 9
RAPTATORY	9
TATTARARA	9
HAPHTARA	8
OTOPATHY	8
PARROTRY	8
PATOTARA	8
POTATORY	8
PROTORAP	8
ROTATORY	8
TAHAARAH	8
TATARARA	8
APPARAT	7
ATROPHY	7	perfect pangram, debut
ORATORY	7
PARATHA	7	allowed elsewhere
PAROTTA	7
PARROTY	7
PATOOTY	7
PHRATRY	7
PORTATO	7
PORTRAY	7	debut
POTOROO	7
RAPPORT	7
RATATAT	* 7
RATTRAP	* 7
RAYPATH	* 7
RHOPTRY	7
ROOTROT	* 7
ROTATOR	7
TAHARAH	7
TAPROOT	* 7
TARATOR	7
TATHATA	7
THROATY	7
APATHY	6
APHTHA	6
APPORT	6
ARTHRA	6
ATTRAP	6
HAPTOR	6
HATTAH	6
HOOPTY	6
HOTPOT	* 6
OOPART	6
ORATOR	6
PARROT	6
PARTAY	6
PATOOT	6
PATRAO	6
PAYOTH	6
POTATO	6
POTTAH	6
PRATTY	6
RAPTOR	6
ROTARY	6
TARPOT	* 6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
THARRA	6
THOTTY	6
THROAT	6
TOOART	6
TOOTHY	6
TOPATO	6
TOPHAT	* 6
TOROTH	6
TORPOR	6
TOTARA	6
TRAPPY	6	newly disallowed
TROPHY	6	debut
TROPPO	6
TROTRO	6
TRYPOT	* 6
YAOORT	6
AHATA	5
AORTA	5
APART	5
APORT	5	disallowed elsewhere
ARHAT	5
ARTHA	5
ATHAR	5
ATOPY	5
ATRAY	5
ATTAP	5
ATTAR	5
HATHA	5
HATTA	5
HATTY	5
HOOTY	5
HOTTY	5
ORTHO	5
OTARY	5
OTOPY	5
OTTAR	5
PARTY	5
PATTY	5
PAYOT	5
PHOTO	5
POORT	5
PORTA	5
PORTO	5
PORTY	5
POTOO	5
POTTO	5
POTTY	5
PRATA	5
PRATT	5
PRATY	5
RATTY	5
RHYTA	5
ROOTY	5
RORTY	5
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TAPPY	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
THORO	5
THRAP	5
TOATY	5
TOOTH	5
TOPPO	5
TOPPY	5
TORAH	5
TORTA	5
TOTTY	5
TRAPP	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TROOP	5
TROPO	5
TROTH	5
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATTA	5
ARTY	4
ATAP	4
ATAR	4
ATOP	4
ATTA	4
AYAT	4
HAAT	4
HART	4
HATH	4
HOOT	4
HOTR	4
HOTT	4
OART	4
OATH	4
OATY	4
OTOY	4
OTTO	4
PART	4
PATH	4
PATO	4
PATY	4
PHAT	4
PHOT	4
POOT	4
PORT	4
POTT	4
PRAT	4
PYAT	4
PYOT	4
RAPT	4
RATA	4
RATH	4
RATO	4
ROOT	4
RORT	4
ROTA	4
ROTO	4	disallowed elsewhere
RYOT	4
TAHA	4
TAHO	4
TAHR	4
TAPA	4
TARO	4
TARP	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATH	4
TATT	4
TAYO	4
THAA	4
THAR	4
THAT	4
TOAT	4
TOHO	4
TOOT	4
TOPH	4
TOPO	4
TORA	4
TORO	4
TORP	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTO	4
TOYO	4
TRAP	4
TRAY	4
TROT	4
TROY	4
TYPO	4
TYPP	4
TYPY	4
TYRO	4
YATT	4

* compound(ish) word

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