Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
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

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center letter YABLNOT
Spelling Bee for December 18, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter N: January 12, 2023
Center letter T: April 4, 2019

words: 160
score: 776 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
bingo: yes

A x 22
B x 45
L x 16
N x 27
O x 7
T x 25
Y x 18

4L x 35
5L x 72
6L x 18
7L x 17
8L x 15
9L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 4 10 2 1 5 - 22
B 5 18 12 5 3 2 45
L 3 10 - 2 1 - 16
N 1 14 1 5 5 1 27
O 4 3 - - - - 7
T 6 12 3 4 - - 25
Y 12 5 - - 1 - 18
tot 35 72 18 17 15 3 160

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

NOTABLY

word       length      
ABANALLY 8
ABAYA 5
ABLY 4
ALANYL 6
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLOYANT 8
ALLY 4
ALLYL 5
ALTYN 5
ANALLY 6
ANNOY 5
ANNOYANT 8
ANTLY 5
ANTY 4
ANYON 5
ATONALLY 8
ATONY 5
ATTABOY 7
AYAT 4
AYATOLLA 8
AYONT 5
BABAYLAN 8
BABBLY 6
BABBY 5
BABY 4
BALLBOY * 7
BALLOONY 8
BALLY 5
BANALLY 7
BANTY 5
BANYA 5
BANYALLA 8
BANYAN 6
BATBOY * 6
BATTY 5
BAYA 4
BAYAN 5
BLABBY 6
BLATANTLY 9
BLAY 4
BLOATY 6
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOTTY 6
BOABY 5
BOATY 5
BOBBLY 6
BOBBY 5
BOLTY 5
BONNY 5
BONY 4
BOOBY 5
BOOBYALLA 9
BOOLY 5
BOOTBOY * 7
BOOTY 5
BOOYA 5
BOTANY 6
BOTONNY 7
BOTTONY 7
BOTTY 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
BOYO 4
BOYTOY * 6
BYLYNA 6
LALLY 5
LAOYA 5
LAYA 4
LAYAN 5
LAYBY * 5
LAYN 4
LLYN 4
LOBBY 5
LOBLOLLY * 8
LOLLY 5
LOOBY 5
LOONY 5
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
LOYALTY 7
LYTTA 5
NABBY 5
NABY 4
NANNY 5
NANOALLOY 9
NANTY 5
NATALLY 7
NATANTLY 8
NATTY 5
NATYA 5
NAYAB 5
NOBBLY 6
NOBBY 5
NOBLY 5
NONALLOY 8
NONALLY 7
NONANOYL 8
NONBABY 7
NONBONY 7
NONLOYAL 8
NONNY 5
NONTABBY 8
NONYL 5
NOOBY 5
NOTABLY 7 perfect pangram
NOYAN 5
NYALA 5
NYLON 5
OATY 4
OLAY 4
OLLAY 5
ONLAY * 5
ONLY 4
ONYON 5
OTOY 4
TABBY 5
TALAYOT 7
TALLBOY * 7
TALLY 5
TANNOY 6
TANTY 5
TANYA 5
TANYAN 6
TATTY 5
TAYO 4
TOATY 5
TOBY 4
TOLLY 5
TOLYL 5
TONALLY 7
TONY 4
TONYA 5
TOONY 5
TOTALLY 7
TOTTY 5
TOYBOY * 6
TOYO 4
TOYON 5
TYAN 4
TYYN 4
YABBA 5
YABBO 5
YABBY 5
YANA 4
YANO 4
YATT 4
YATTA 5
YAYA 4
YAYO 4
YNOL 4
YOAL 4
YOBBO 5
YOBO 4
YOLA 4
YOLO 4
YONT 4
YOTTATON 8
YOYO 4

* compound(ish) word

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