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

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

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 2, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Spelling Bee for September 2, 2020

words: 231
score: 1,269 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 17
plurals: 9
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
B	3	5	1	-	9
D	1	-	1	-	2
M	-	1	1	1	3
N	2	-	-	-	2
O	1	-	-	-	1
tot	7	6	3	1	17

plu	4	6	7	9	10	tot
A	-	1	1	-	-	2
B	1	1	2	-	-	4
E	-	-	-	1	1	2
N	-	1	-	-	-	1
tot	1	3	3	1	1	9

ABDOMEN, BEMOANED, ENDAMOEBA, ENDAMOEBAE, MANBOOBED

word	length
NONABANDONED	12
ABANDANNAAD	11
NONEMBEDDED	11
ABANDANNAD	10
BANDANNAED	10
BEMADDENED	10
ENDAMOEBAE	^† 10	pangram
ABANDONED	9
ABANDONEE	9
AMOEBAEAN	9
BANDANAED	9
BANDONEON	9
BEDEMONED	9
ENDAMEBAE	^† 9
ENDAMOEBA	9	pangram
MANBOOBED	* 9	pangram
NONBANANA	9
NONBANDED	9
NONBONDED	9
AMOEBAEA	8
AMOEBEAN	8
AMOEBOMA	8
ANABAENA	8
BADDENED	8
BAMBOOED	8
BANDANNA	8
BEDAMNED	8
BEMADDEN	8
BEMEANED	8
BEMOANED	8	pangram
BODABODA	8
BONEDOME	* 8
DEADBAND	* 8
DEBONDED	8
DEMOBBED	8
EMBEAMED	8
EMBEDDED	8
ENDAMEBA	8
MONOBAND	8
MOONBEAM	* 8
NABEMONO	8
NANOBEAD	8
NANOBEAM	8
ABANDON	7
ABDOMEN	7	perfect pangram
ABENDED	7
AMEBOMA	7
AMOEBAE	^† 7
AMOEBAN	7
BANDANA	7
BANDDOM	7
BEADMAN	* 7
BEADMEN	* ^† 7
BEDEMON	7
BENAMED	7
BENAMEE	7
BONDMAN	* 7
BONDMEN	* ^† 7
BONEBED	* 7
DEBONED	7
MAMBOED	7
MANAMBA	7
MANBOOB	* 7
MANEABA	7
NANOBEE	7
NONBOND	7
NONBONE	7
NONBOOM	7
AMEBAE	^† 6
AMEBAN	6
AMOEBA	6
BABBED	6
BABOON	6
BADDED	6
BADDEN	6
BADMAN	* 6
BADMEN	* ^† 6
BAMBOO	6
BAMMED	6
BANABA	6
BANANA	6
BANDED	6
BANDOM	6
BANNED	6
BAOBAB	6
BEADED	6
BEAMED	6
BEANED	6
BEDAMN	6
BEDDED	6
BEDEEN	6
BEDONE	6
BEEBEE	* 6
BEEDOM	6
BEMEAN	6
BEMOAN	6
BEMOOD	6
BENAME	6
BENBEN	6
BENDED	6
BENDEE	6
BOBBED	6
BOMBED	6
BOMBEE	6
BONBON	6
BONDED	6
BONEEN	6
BONOBO	6
BOOBED	6
BOOBOO	6
BOOMED	6
DABBED	6
DADBOD	* 6
DEBOND	6
DEBONE	6
DOBBED	6
DONABE	6
DOODAB	6
EMBEAM	6
MOAMBE	6
MOBBED	6
NABBED	6
NABMAN	* 6
NABMEN	* ^† 6
NABOOM	6
NANOBE	6
NEBBED	6
NOBBED	6
NONBAD	6
ONBEAM	* 6
ABADA	5
ABBED	5
ABEAM	5	disallowed elsewhere
ABEND	5
ABODE	5
ABOMA	5
ABOON	5
ADOBE	5
ADOBO	5
AMBAN	5
AMBON	5
AMEBA	5
BAAED	5
BABOO	5
BADAM	5
BANDA	5
BANDO	5
BANED	5
BANNA	5
BEANO	5
BEDAD	5
BEENA	5
BEMAN	5
BEMBA	5
BENNA	5
BENNE	5
BOAED	5
BOBBE	5
BODED	5
BOMBA	5
BOMBE	5
BOMBO	5
BONED	5
BONNE	5
BOOED	5
DABAO	5
DABBA	5
DAMBO	5
DEMOB	5
DODAB	5
EBBED	5
EBENE	5
EMBED	5
MAMBA	5
MAMBO	5
MANEB	5
MOBAD	5
MOBED	5
NABAM	5
NABAN	5
NABOB	5
NAMBA	5
NEEMB	5
ABBA	4
ABBE	4
ABDO	4
ABED	4
ABOB	4
ADEB	4
AMBA	4
AMBE	4
AMBO	4
BABA	4
BABE	4
BADE	4
BAND	4
BANE	4
BAON	4
BEAD	4
BEAM	4
BEAN	4
BEDE	4
BEEN	4
BEMA	4
BEND	4
BENE	4
BOAB	4
BOAE	^† 4
BOBA	4
BOBO	4
BODE	4
BOMA	4
BOMB	4
BONA	4
BOND	4
BONE	4
BOOB	4
BOOM	4
BOON	4
DOAB	4
DOOB	4
EBON	4
MABE	4
MOBE	4
NABE	4
NEEB	4
NOOB	4
OBAN	4
OBBO	4
OBEA	4
OBOE	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AB x 19	AD x 3	AM x 16	AN x 1
BA x 35	BE x 42	BO x 37
DA x 5	DE x 7	DO x 6
EB x 3	EM x 4	EN x 4
MA x 9	MO x 7
NA x 14	NE x 3	NO x 11
OB x 4	ON x 1

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