November 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from November 20, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter B: September 12, 2024Center letter H: February 5, 2023
Center letter M: September 2, 2021
words: 203
score: 801 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 23
B x 48
H x 23
L x 19
M x 41
O x 15
T x 34
4L x 81
5L x 55
6L x 45
7L x 12
8L x 7
9L x 2
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 23 |
| B | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 48 |
| H | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| L | 10 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| M | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 41 |
| O | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| T | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 34 |
| tot | 81 | 55 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 203 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 7 | AH x 1 | AL x 9 | AM x 3 | AT x 3 | |
| BA x 10 | BL x 7 | BO x 31 | |||
| HA x 11 | HO x 12 | ||||
| LA x 2 | LO x 17 | ||||
| MA x 12 | MB x 1 | MO x 28 | |||
| OA x 1 | OB x 4 | OL x 5 | OM x 3 | OO x 1 | OT x 1 |
| TA x 7 | TO x 27 |
| cmp | 8 | 9 | tot |
| B | 1 | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| debut appearances | 2 | |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 | |
| newly disallowed words | 2 | hallo, holla |
MOTHBALL
| word | length | |||
| ABBOT | 5 | |||
| ABLOOM | 6 | |||
| ABMHO | 5 | |||
| ABOB | 4 | |||
| ABOHM | 5 | |||
| ABOLLA | 6 | |||
| ABOMA | 5 | |||
| AHOOL | 5 | |||
| ALAMO | 5 | |||
| ALAMOTH | 7 | |||
| ALBOLL | 6 | |||
| ALLOT | 5 | |||
| ALOHA | 5 | |||
| ALOLL | 5 | |||
| ALOO | 4 | |||
| ALTHO | 5 | |||
| ALTO | 4 | |||
| AMATOL | 6 | |||
| AMBO | 4 | |||
| AMMO | 4 | |||
| ATMO | 4 | |||
| ATOLL | 5 | |||
| ATOM | 4 | |||
| BABOO | 5 | |||
| BALBOA | 6 | |||
| BALLAHOO | 8 | |||
| BALLOT | 6 | |||
| BALOO | 5 | |||
| BALOT | 5 | |||
| BAMBOO | 6 | |||
| BAOBAB | 6 | |||
| BATABOB | 7 | |||
| BATHBOMB | * 8 | |||
| BLAMMO | 6 | |||
| BLOAT | 5 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOOM | 5 | |||
| BLOOTH | 6 | |||
| BLOT | 4 | |||
| BLOTTO | 6 | |||
| BOAB | 4 | |||
| BOAT | 4 | |||
| BOBA | 4 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BOHO | 4 | |||
| BOLA | 4 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOLOMBATTO | 10 | |||
| BOLT | 4 | |||
| BOMA | 4 | |||
| BOMB | 4 | |||
| BOMBA | 5 | |||
| BOMBO | 5 | |||
| BOMOH | 5 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | |||
| BOOBALAH | 8 | |||
| BOOBOO | 6 | |||
| BOOHOO | 6 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOOM | 4 | |||
| BOOT | 4 | |||
| BOOTH | 5 | |||
| BOTA | 4 | |||
| BOTH | 4 | |||
| BOTO | 4 | |||
| BOTT | 4 | |||
| BOTTLO | 6 | |||
| BOTTOM | 6 | |||
| HABOOB | 6 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| HALLALOO | 8 | |||
| HALLO | 5 | newly disallowed | ||
| HALLOA | 6 | |||
| HALLOO | 6 | |||
| HALLOT | 6 | |||
| HALLOTH | 7 | |||
| HALO | 4 | |||
| HALOO | 5 | |||
| HAMBO | 5 | |||
| HAOMA | 5 | |||
| HOBO | 4 | |||
| HOLA | 4 | |||
| HOLLA | 5 | newly disallowed | ||
| HOLLO | 5 | |||
| HOLLOA | 6 | |||
| HOLM | 4 | |||
| HOLO | 4 | |||
| HOLT | 4 | |||
| HOMA | 4 | |||
| HOOHAH | 6 | |||
| HOOT | 4 | |||
| HOTT | 4 | |||
| LAHOH | 5 | |||
| LALO | 4 | |||
| LOAM | 4 | |||
| LOATH | 5 | |||
| LOBAL | 5 | |||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOBOLA | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOLOT | 5 | |||
| LOMA | 4 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOM | 4 | |||
| LOOT | 4 | |||
| LOTA | 4 | |||
| LOTAH | 5 | |||
| LOTH | 4 | |||
| LOTTA | 5 | |||
| LOTTO | 5 | |||
| MABOLO | 6 | |||
| MAHALO | 6 | |||
| MAHBOOB | 7 | |||
| MALAMBO | 7 | |||
| MALO | 4 | |||
| MALTOL | 6 | |||
| MAMBO | 5 | |||
| MAMMOTH | 7 | |||
| MAMO | 4 | |||
| MAOMAO | 6 | |||
| MATHMO | 6 | |||
| MATHOM | 6 | |||
| MBALOLO | 7 | |||
| MOAT | 4 | |||
| MOHA | 4 | |||
| MOHALLA | 7 | |||
| MOHO | 4 | |||
| MOLA | 4 | |||
| MOLAL | 5 | |||
| MOLL | 4 | |||
| MOLLAH | 6 | |||
| MOLT | 4 | |||
| MOLTO | 5 | |||
| MOMMA | 5 | |||
| MOMO | 4 | |||
| MOMOT | 5 | |||
| MOOL | 4 | |||
| MOOLA | 5 | |||
| MOOLAH | 6 | |||
| MOOMOO | 6 | |||
| MOOT | 4 | |||
| MOOTA | 5 | |||
| MOOTAH | 6 | |||
| MOTA | 4 | |||
| MOTH | 4 | |||
| MOTHBALL | * 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| MOTMOT | 6 | |||
| MOTO | 4 | |||
| MOTOBALL | 8 | |||
| MOTT | 4 | |||
| MOTTO | 5 | |||
| OATH | 4 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBLATA | 6 | |||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| OLLA | 4 | |||
| OLLAH | 5 | |||
| OLLAM | 5 | |||
| OLLAMH | 6 | |||
| OLOMAO | 6 | |||
| OMATA | 5 | |||
| OMATO | 5 | |||
| OMLAH | 5 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| OTTO | 4 | |||
| TABOO | 5 | |||
| TAHO | 4 | |||
| TALBOT | 6 | |||
| TALLOT | 6 | |||
| TAMBOO | 6 | |||
| TATOO | 5 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| TOAT | 4 | |||
| TOHO | 4 | |||
| TOLA | 4 | |||
| TOLAH | 5 | |||
| TOLAMOLOL | 9 | |||
| TOLBOOTH | 8 | |||
| TOLL | 4 | |||
| TOLLBOOTH | * 9 | |||
| TOLT | 4 | |||
| TOMA | 4 | |||
| TOMATO | 6 | |||
| TOMB | 4 | |||
| TOMBAL | 6 | |||
| TOMBO | 5 | |||
| TOMBOLA | 7 | |||
| TOMBOLO | 7 | |||
| TOMOL | 5 | |||
| TOMTOM | 6 | |||
| TOOL | 4 | |||
| TOOM | 4 | |||
| TOOMBAH | 7 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TOOTH | 5 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TOTAL | 5 | |||
| TOTO | 4 | |||
| TOTOABA | 7 |
* compound(ish) word