December 18, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 18, 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 B: January 16, 2025Center letter N: January 12, 2023
Center letter T: April 4, 2019
words: 160
score: 776 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 3 | AL x 7 | AN x 6 | AT x 3 | AY x 3 |
| BA x 16 | BL x 7 | BO x 21 | BY x 1 | |
| LA x 6 | LL x 1 | LO x 8 | LY x 1 | |
| NA x 10 | NO x 15 | NY x 2 | ||
| OA x 1 | OL x 2 | ON x 3 | OT x 1 | |
| TA x 10 | TO x 13 | TY x 2 | ||
| YA x 9 | YN x 1 | YO x 8 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| B | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| L | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| tot | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
NOTABLY
| word | length | |||
| BLATANTLY | 9 | |||
| BOOBYALLA | 9 | |||
| NANOALLOY | 9 | |||
| ABANALLY | 8 | |||
| ALLOYANT | 8 | |||
| ANNOYANT | 8 | |||
| ATONALLY | 8 | |||
| AYATOLLA | 8 | |||
| BABAYLAN | 8 | |||
| BALLOONY | 8 | |||
| BANYALLA | 8 | |||
| LOBLOLLY | * 8 | |||
| NATANTLY | 8 | |||
| NONALLOY | 8 | |||
| NONANOYL | 8 | |||
| NONLOYAL | 8 | |||
| NONTABBY | 8 | |||
| YOTTATON | 8 | |||
| ATTABOY | 7 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| BALLBOY | * 7 | |||
| BANALLY | 7 | |||
| BOOTBOY | * 7 | |||
| BOTONNY | 7 | |||
| BOTTONY | 7 | |||
| LOYALLY | 7 | |||
| LOYALTY | 7 | |||
| NATALLY | 7 | |||
| NONALLY | 7 | |||
| NONBABY | 7 | |||
| NONBONY | 7 | |||
| NOTABLY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| TALAYOT | 7 | |||
| TALLBOY | * 7 | |||
| TONALLY | 7 | |||
| TOTALLY | 7 | |||
| ALANYL | 6 | |||
| ANALLY | 6 | |||
| BABBLY | 6 | |||
| BANYAN | 6 | |||
| BATBOY | * 6 | |||
| BLABBY | 6 | |||
| BLOATY | 6 | |||
| BLOBBY | 6 | |||
| BLOLLY | 6 | |||
| BLOTTY | 6 | |||
| BOBBLY | 6 | |||
| BOTANY | 6 | |||
| BOYTOY | * 6 | |||
| BYLYNA | 6 | |||
| NOBBLY | 6 | |||
| TANNOY | 6 | |||
| TANYAN | 6 | |||
| TOYBOY | * 6 | |||
| ABAYA | 5 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLOY | 5 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ALTYN | 5 | |||
| ANNOY | 5 | |||
| ANTLY | 5 | |||
| ANYON | 5 | |||
| ATONY | 5 | |||
| AYONT | 5 | |||
| BABBY | 5 | |||
| BALLY | 5 | |||
| BANTY | 5 | |||
| BANYA | 5 | |||
| BATTY | 5 | |||
| BAYAN | 5 | |||
| BOABY | 5 | |||
| BOATY | 5 | |||
| BOBBY | 5 | |||
| BOLTY | 5 | |||
| BONNY | 5 | |||
| BOOBY | 5 | |||
| BOOLY | 5 | |||
| BOOTY | 5 | |||
| BOOYA | 5 | |||
| BOTTY | 5 | |||
| BOYLA | 5 | |||
| BOYLY | 5 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LAOYA | 5 | |||
| LAYAN | 5 | |||
| LAYBY | * 5 | |||
| LOBBY | 5 | |||
| LOLLY | 5 | |||
| LOOBY | 5 | |||
| LOONY | 5 | |||
| LOYAL | 5 | |||
| LYTTA | 5 | |||
| NABBY | 5 | |||
| NANNY | 5 | |||
| NANTY | 5 | |||
| NATTY | 5 | |||
| NATYA | 5 | |||
| NAYAB | 5 | |||
| NOBBY | 5 | |||
| NOBLY | 5 | |||
| NONNY | 5 | |||
| NONYL | 5 | |||
| NOOBY | 5 | |||
| NOYAN | 5 | |||
| NYALA | 5 | |||
| NYLON | 5 | |||
| OLLAY | 5 | |||
| ONLAY | * 5 | |||
| ONYON | 5 | |||
| TABBY | 5 | |||
| TALLY | 5 | |||
| TANTY | 5 | |||
| TANYA | 5 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TOATY | 5 | |||
| TOLLY | 5 | |||
| TOLYL | 5 | |||
| TONYA | 5 | |||
| TOONY | 5 | |||
| TOTTY | 5 | |||
| TOYON | 5 | |||
| YABBA | 5 | |||
| YABBO | 5 | |||
| YABBY | 5 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| YOBBO | 5 | |||
| ABLY | 4 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ANTY | 4 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| BABY | 4 | |||
| BAYA | 4 | |||
| BLAY | 4 | |||
| BONY | 4 | |||
| BOYO | 4 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LAYN | 4 | |||
| LLYN | 4 | |||
| NABY | 4 | |||
| OATY | 4 | |||
| OLAY | 4 | |||
| ONLY | 4 | |||
| OTOY | 4 | |||
| TAYO | 4 | |||
| TOBY | 4 | |||
| TONY | 4 | |||
| TOYO | 4 | |||
| TYAN | 4 | |||
| TYYN | 4 | |||
| YANA | 4 | |||
| YANO | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YAYA | 4 | |||
| YAYO | 4 | |||
| YNOL | 4 | |||
| YOAL | 4 | |||
| YOBO | 4 | |||
| YOLA | 4 | |||
| YOLO | 4 | |||
| YONT | 4 | |||
| YOYO | 4 |
* compound(ish) word