September 1, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 1, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 1, 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 redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for September 1, 2020

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Center letter R: July 6, 2023

words: 166
score: 819 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 2
compounds: 7
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	10	tot
A	1	-	-	-	1
D	-	1	-	1	2
L	-	1	-	-	1
P	1	1	-	-	2
R	-	-	1	-	1
tot	2	3	1	1	7

plu	5	8	tot
R	1	1	2
tot	1	1	2

LAPIDARY, PYRALID, PYRALIDID, RAPIDLY

word	length
ADAD	4
ADAPID	6
ADDA	4
ADDRA	5
ADDY	4
ADIPYL	6
ADLAY	5
ADRAD	5
ADRADIAL	8
ADRADIALLY	10
ADRIP	5
AIDID	5
AIRDRY	* 6
ALYDID	6
APID	4
ARAD	4
ARADID	6
ARDRI	5
ARID	4
ARIDLY	6
ARIID	5
ARRIPID	7
ARRIPIDID	9
DAAD	4
DAAL	4
DADA	4
DADDA	5
DADDY	5
DADLY	5
DADYL	5
DAILY	5
DAIRA	5
DAIRID	6
DAIRY	5
DALA	4
DALAAL	6
DALADALA	8
DALAL	5
DALI	4
DALL	4
DALLY	5
DAPDAP	6
DARDY	5
DARI	4
DARR	4
DAYLILY	* 7
DIAD	4
DIAL	4
DIALID	6
DIALLYL	7
DIAPIR	6
DIAPRIID	8
DIARIAL	7
DIARY	5
DIARYL	6
DIDDLY	6
DIDDY	5
DIDI	4
DILAL	5
DILARID	7
DILL	4
DILLY	5
DILLYDALLY	* 10
DIPPILY	7
DIPPY	5
DIPYRIDIL	9
DIPYRIDYL	9
DIRA	4
DIRL	4
DIYA	4
DIYYA	5
DRAIL	5
DRAP	4
DRAPA	5
DRAPPY	6
DRAY	4
DRAYDL	6
DRILID	6
DRILL	5
DRILY	5
DRIP	4
DRIPPILY	8
DRIPPY	6
DRYAD	5
DRYLY	5
DYAD	4
IDLI	4
IDLILY	6
IDLY	4
IDRAPRIL	8
IDYL	4
IDYLL	5
ILARIID	7
ILIAD	5	disallowed elsewhere
IRID	4
IRIDAL	6
IRIDIAL	7
LADDY	5
LADY	4
LAID	4
LAIDLY	6
LAIRD	5
LAIRDLY	7
LAPIDARY	8	pangram
LARD	4
LARDY	5
LARID	5
LIARD	5
LIDAR	5
LILIID	6
LILYPAD	* 7
LIPARID	7
LIPID	5
LYDIA	5
PADA	4
PADDY	5
PADI	4
PAID	4
PAILLARD	8
PALADAR	7
PALLADIA	8
PALLID	6
PALLIDA	7
PALLIDAL	8
PALLIDLY	8
PAPAD	5
PAPDI	5
PAPPAD	6
PARD	4
PARDI	5
PARID	5
PARILLADA	9
PAYADA	6
PAYDAY	* 6
PIDDLY	6
PILID	5
PILIDIA	7
PIPID	5
PIPRID	6
PLADDY	6
PLAID	5
PLAYDAY	* 7
PRAD	4
PRAYID	6
PYRALID	7	perfect pangram
PYRALIDID	9	pangram
PYRIDYL	7
RAAD	4
RADA	4
RADAR	5
RADIAD	6
RADIAL	6
RADIALIA	^† 8
RADIALLY	8
RADII	^† 5
RAID	4
RAILYARD	* 8
RALLID	6
RAPID	5
RAPIDLY	7	perfect pangram
RIAD	4
RIYAD	5
YADDA	5
YALD	4
YARD	4
YLID	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AD x 11	AI x 2	AL x 1	AP x 1	AR x 8
DA x 23	DI x 25	DR x 14	DY x 1
ID x 6	IL x 2	IR x 3
LA x 10	LI x 6	LY x 1
PA x 20	PI x 5	PL x 3	PR x 2	PY x 3
RA x 13	RI x 2
YA x 3	YL x 1

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