December 15, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 15, 2019, 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.
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Center letter P: February 23, 2023Center letter Y: May 1, 2021
Center letter M: May 25, 2018
words: 261
score: 1,228 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
plurals: 10
bingo: yes
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| T | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| tot | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| plu | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| P | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| tot | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
PAYMENT, TYMPANATE
| word | length | |||
| AETAT | 5 | |||
| AETT | 4 | |||
| AMAE | 4 | |||
| AMANATY | 7 | |||
| AMATE | 5 | |||
| AMEN | 4 | |||
| AMENE | 5 | |||
| AMENT | 5 | |||
| AMENTA | 6 | |||
| AMMA | 4 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANANYM | 6 | |||
| ANAPNEA | 7 | |||
| ANATMAN | 7 | |||
| ANATTA | 6 | |||
| ANENT | 5 | |||
| ANET | 4 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANNATE | 6 | |||
| ANNET | 5 | |||
| ANTA | 4 | |||
| ANTAE | † 5 | |||
| ANTE | 4 | |||
| ANTEM | 5 | |||
| ANTENNA | 7 | |||
| ANTENNAE | † 8 | |||
| ANTENNATE | 9 | |||
| ANTETYPE | 8 | |||
| ANTY | 4 | |||
| APEMAN | * 6 | |||
| APEMEN | * † 6 | |||
| APNEA | 5 | |||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| APPETENT | 8 | |||
| APPY | 4 | |||
| ATAMAN | 6 | |||
| ATAP | 4 | |||
| ATMAN | 5 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| ATTAMAN | 7 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| ATTEMPT | 7 | |||
| ATTENTAT | 8 | |||
| AYAPANA | 7 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| AYEAYE | 6 | |||
| EATEN | 5 | |||
| EMANANT | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| EMANATA | 7 | |||
| EMANATE | 7 | |||
| EMMA | 4 | |||
| EMPYEMA | 7 | |||
| EMPYEMATA | 9 | |||
| ENATE | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ENEMA | 5 | |||
| ENEMATA | 7 | |||
| ENNEATYPE | 9 | |||
| ETNA | 4 | |||
| ETYMA | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| MAAT | 4 | |||
| MAMA | 4 | |||
| MAMEY | 5 | |||
| MAMMA | 5 | |||
| MAMMAE | † 6 | |||
| MAMMATE | 7 | |||
| MAMMEE | 6 | |||
| MAMMET | 6 | |||
| MAMMEY | 6 | |||
| MAMPY | 5 | |||
| MANA | 4 | |||
| MANANA | 6 | |||
| MANAT | 5 | |||
| MANATEE | 7 | |||
| MANE | 4 | |||
| MANEEN | 6 | |||
| MANENT | 6 | |||
| MANET | 5 | |||
| MANNA | 5 | |||
| MANNAN | 6 | |||
| MANNY | 5 | |||
| MANTA | 5 | |||
| MANTAPA | 7 | |||
| MANTY | 5 | |||
| MANY | 4 | |||
| MANYAT | 6 | |||
| MANYATA | 7 | |||
| MANYATTA | 8 | |||
| MAPPEN | 6 | |||
| MATAMATA | 8 | |||
| MATAMATAM | 9 | |||
| MATAPEE | 7 | |||
| MATE | 4 | |||
| MATEY | 5 | |||
| MATMAN | * 6 | |||
| MATMEN | * † 6 | |||
| MATT | 4 | |||
| MATTA | 5 | |||
| MATTE | 5 | |||
| MATTY | 5 | |||
| MATY | 4 | |||
| MAYA | 4 | |||
| MAYTEN | 6 | |||
| MEAN | 4 | |||
| MEANT | 5 | |||
| MEANY | 5 | |||
| MEAT | 4 | |||
| MEATMAN | 7 | |||
| MEATMEN | * † 7 | |||
| MEATY | 5 | |||
| MENAT | 5 | |||
| MENTA | 5 | |||
| META | 4 | |||
| METAE | † 5 | |||
| METANYM | 7 | |||
| METATE | 6 | |||
| METATYPE | * 8 | |||
| METATYPY | 8 | |||
| METEPA | 6 | |||
| MYNA | 4 | |||
| NAAM | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NAAT | 4 | |||
| NAME | 4 | |||
| NAMETAPE | * 8 | |||
| NAMMET | 6 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NANNY | 5 | |||
| NANTEE | 6 | |||
| NANTEN | 6 | |||
| NANTY | 5 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NAPE | 4 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NAPPE | 5 | |||
| NATANT | 6 | |||
| NATTY | 5 | |||
| NATYA | 5 | |||
| NEAM | 4 | |||
| NEAP | 4 | |||
| NEAPY | 5 | |||
| NEAT | 4 | |||
| NEATEN | 6 | |||
| NEPETA | 6 | |||
| NETA | 4 | |||
| NETMAN | * 6 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PAEAN | 5 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | |||
| PAMPEAN | 7 | |||
| PANAMA | 6 | |||
| PANE | 4 | |||
| PANMAN | * 6 | |||
| PANMEN | * † 6 | |||
| PANNE | 5 | |||
| PANT | 4 | |||
| PANTY | 5 | |||
| PANYA | 5 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPAYA | 6 | |||
| PAPE | 4 | |||
| PAPPY | 5 | |||
| PATE | 4 | |||
| PATEN | 5 | |||
| PATENA | 6 | |||
| PATENT | 6 | |||
| PATENTEE | 8 | |||
| PATTE | 5 | |||
| PATTEE | 6 | |||
| PATTEN | 6 | |||
| PATTY | 5 | |||
| PATTYPAN | * 8 | |||
| PATY | 4 | |||
| PAYA | 4 | |||
| PAYAM | 5 | |||
| PAYEE | 5 | |||
| PAYMENT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PEAN | 4 | |||
| PEAT | 4 | |||
| PEATMAN | 7 | |||
| PEATMEN | * † 7 | |||
| PEATY | 5 | |||
| PENAM | 5 | |||
| PENMAN | * 6 | |||
| PENNA | 5 | |||
| PENNAE | † 6 | |||
| PENNAME | * 7 | |||
| PENNANT | 7 | |||
| PENNATE | 7 | |||
| PENNYANTE | * 9 | |||
| PENTAENE | 8 | |||
| PENTANE | 7 | |||
| PENTATE | 7 | |||
| PENTETATE | 9 | |||
| PETEMAN | 7 | |||
| PETNAP | * 6 | |||
| PETTA | 5 | |||
| PYAT | 4 | |||
| TAAN | 4 | |||
| TAME | 4 | |||
| TAMMY | 5 | |||
| TAMP | 4 | |||
| TAMPAN | 6 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| TANE | 4 | |||
| TANNA | 5 | |||
| TANNATE | 7 | |||
| TANTY | 5 | |||
| TANYA | 5 | |||
| TANYAN | 6 | |||
| TAPA | 4 | |||
| TAPE | 4 | |||
| TAPETA | 6 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPEE | 6 | |||
| TAPPEN | 6 | |||
| TAPPET | 6 | |||
| TAPPY | 5 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATEE | 5 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TEAM | 4 | |||
| TEAMMATE | * 8 | |||
| TEAT | 4 | |||
| TEETAN | 6 | |||
| TENANT | 6 | |||
| TENATE | 6 | |||
| TENTMATE | * 8 | |||
| TEPA | 4 | |||
| TEPETATE | 8 | |||
| TEPPAN | 6 | |||
| TETANY | 6 | |||
| TMEMA | 5 | |||
| TMEMATA | 7 | |||
| TYAN | 4 | |||
| TYMPAN | 6 | |||
| TYMPANA | 7 | |||
| TYMPANATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| TYMPANY | 7 | |||
| YAMEN | 5 | |||
| YAMP | 4 | |||
| YAMPA | 5 | |||
| YAMPE | 5 | |||
| YAMPEE | 6 | |||
| YAMPY | 5 | |||
| YANA | 4 | |||
| YAPAN | 5 | |||
| YAPP | 4 | |||
| YAPPY | 5 | |||
| YATE | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| YAYA | 4 | |||
| YEAN | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| YEAT | 4 | |||
| YENTA | 5 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun