December 15, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 15, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RU.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for December 15, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter R: July 23, 2023
Center letter O: March 27, 2022
words: 215
score: 940 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 4
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 45
D x 38
M x 42
O x 5
P x 61
R x 15
U x 9
4L x 72
5L x 69
6L x 35
7L x 20
8L x 14
9L x 3
10L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
A
12
21
11
1
-
-
-
45
D
15
12
8
3
-
-
-
38
M
13
16
7
4
-
1
1
42
O
4
1
-
-
-
-
-
5
P
16
12
6
11
13
2
1
61
R
8
3
2
1
1
-
-
15
U
4
4
1
-
-
-
-
9
tot
72
69
35
20
14
3
2
215
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
tot
A
1
-
1
R
1
1
2
U
1
-
1
tot
3
1
4
debut appearances
4
previously disallowed debuts
1
newly disallowed words
1
duad
PARAMOUDRA, POMPADOUR
A DA D
4
A DDA
4
A DDRA
5
A DPA O
5
A DRA D
5
A DROOP
6
A DROP
5
A MA DOU
6
A MA RO
5
A MA RU
5
A MDRA M
* 6
A MMA
4
A MMO
4
A MOMUM
6
A MOR
4
A MORA
5
A MOUR
5
debut, previously disallowed
A MUR
4
A OUDA D
6
A PA R
4
A POD
4
A POOP
5
A PPA M
5
A PPOM
5
A PPRO
5
A PUD
4
A PUDOMA
7
A RA D
4
A RA RA
5
A RDOR
5
A RDOUR
6
A RMA DA
6
A RMA DO
6
A RMOR
5
A RMOUR
6
A ROA R
5
A ROMA
5
A ROURA
6
A RUM
4
A RURA
5
A UDA D
5
A URA
4
A URA R
5
A URORA
6
A URUM
5
DA A D
4
DA DA
4
DA DDA
5
DA DO
4
DA MA
4
DA MA R
5
DA MA RU
6
DA MMA
5
DA MMA R
6
DA MMA RA
7
DA MP
4
DA PDA P
6
DA RR
4
DA RUMA
6
DA UD
4
DA UR
4
DODA D
5
DODDA RD
7
DOMRA
5
DOODA D
6
DOPA
4
DORA D
5
DORA DO
6
allowed elsewhere
DORA MA
6
DOUA R
5
DOUMA
5
DOURA
5
DOURA DA
7
DRA M
4
DRA MA
5
DRA P
4
DRA PA
5
DRA PUR
6
DUA D
4
newly disallowed
DUA R
4
DUMA
4
DURA
4
DURRA
5
MA A R
4
MA DA M
5
MA DDA
5
MA DO
4
MA DURO
6
MA MA
4
MA MMA
5
MA MO
4
MA MPA RA
7
MA OMA O
6
MA ORMOR
7
MA PA U
5
MA POU
5
MA RA
4
MA RA UD
6
MA RD
4
MA RM
4
MA RMA
5
MA ROR
5
MA RRA
5
MA RRA M
6
MA RU
4
MA RUA
5
MA RUM
5
MA RUPA
6
MA UD
4
MA UM
4
MA UMA
5
MOMMA
5
MOMPA RA
7
MORA
4
MORA DA
6
MORMA OR
7
MORMA ORDOM
10
MORRA
5
MUDA
4
MUDA R
5
MUDA RDA RA
9
MUDRA
5
MURA
4
MURRA
5
MURRA M
6
OOA A
4
OPA RA
5
ORA D
4
ORDA
4
ORRA
4
PA DA
4
PA DA M
5
PA DMA
5
PA MPA
5
PA OPA O
6
PA PA
4
PA PA D
5
PA PA DA M
7
PA PA DOM
7
PA PA DUM
7
PA PA U
5
PA PPA D
6
PA PPA DA M
8
PA PPA DOM
8
PA PPA DUM
8
PA RA
4
PA RA DOR
7
PA RA DROP
8
PA RA MO
6
PA RA MOUDRA
10
pangram
PA RA MOUR
8
debut
PA RA MPA RA
9
PA RA PA RA
8
PA RA POD
7
PA RD
4
PA RDA O
6
PA RDA U
6
PA RDO
5
PA RM
4
PA RMA
5
PA RP
4
PA RR
4
PA RRO
5
PA RUPPU
7
PA UA
4
PA UM
4
PA UROPOD
8
POMPA DOM
8
POMPA DOR
8
POMPA DOUR
9
pangram, debut
POPA DOM
7
POPA DUM
7
POPPA
5
POPPA DOM
8
POPPA DUM
8
POROMA
6
PRA A M
5
PRA D
4
PRA M
4
PRA O
4
PRA U
4
PROA
4
PRODROMA
8
PROPOMA
7
PUMA
4
PUMA PA RD
8
PUPA
4
PUPA DOM
7
PURA U
5
PURDA
5
PURPURA
7
RA A D
4
RA DA
4
RA DA R
5
RA MA DA
6
RA MA RA MA
8
RA MP
4
RA MROD
* 6
RA UPO
5
ROA D
4
ROA DMA P
* 7
allowed elsewhere
ROA M
4
ROA R
4
ROMA
4
RRA UP
5
RUPA
4
UMA DA
5
UMA RA
5
UMMA
4
UPMA
4
UPROA R
* 6
debut
UPUPA
5
URA D
4
URA O
4
URUPA
5
* compound(ish) word