May 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 20, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OL.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters
from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
and click redo hints .
Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Spelling Bee for May 20, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter Y: September 27, 2022
Center letter O: August 27, 2020
Center letter A: July 5, 2019
Center letter B: November 8, 2018
words: 229
score: 1,151 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 31
B x 46
C x 62
L x 40
N x 36
O x 9
Y x 5
4L x 59
5L x 59
6L x 48
7L x 29
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 4
11L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
9
7
9
4
2
-
-
-
31
B
11
10
13
6
4
1
1
-
46
C
11
13
18
8
8
2
2
-
62
L
15
17
5
2
1
-
-
-
40
N
5
7
2
9
7
3
1
2
36
O
4
4
1
-
-
-
-
-
9
Y
4
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
tot
59
59
48
29
22
6
4
2
229
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
7
8
10
tot
B
-
-
1
1
-
2
C
-
-
1
1
1
3
L
1
-
-
1
-
2
O
1
1
-
-
-
2
tot
2
1
2
3
1
9
BALCONY , BALLOONACY
NANOBAL L OON
11
NONCL ONAL L Y
11
BAL L OONACY
10
pangram
CANNONBAL L
* 10
CYCL OAL L YL
10
NONL OCAL L Y
10
BOOBYAL L A
9
CL OACAL L Y
9
COL CANNON
9
NANOAL L OY
9
NANOCANAL
9
NONCL ONAL
9
ABANAL L Y
8
ACAL YCAL
8
BABAYL AN
8
BAL L CL AY
* 8
BAL L OONY
8
BANYAL L A
8
CAL L AL OO
8
CL ONAL L Y
8
COAL BAL L
* 8
COCOBOL A
8
COCOBOL O
8
COL L OCAL
8
COL OANAL
8
COL OCOL O
8
L OBL OL L Y
* 8
allowed elsewhere
NANOBAL L
8
NANOCL AY
8
NONAL L OY
8
NONANOYL
8
NONCANAL
8
NONL OCAL
8
NONL OYAL
8
ACL ONAL
7
AL BANOL
7
AL CANNA
7
ANCONAL
7
BACAL AO
7
BACCAL A
7
BAL CONY
7
perfect pangram
BAL L BOY
* 7
BAL L OON
7
BANAL L Y
7
CABBAL A
7
CABOCL O
7
CAL ABAN
7
CAL AL OO
7
CAL L BOY
* 7
CANNOL O
7
CL OACAL
7
COL L ABO
7
L OCAL L Y
7
L OYAL L Y
7
NONAL L Y
7
NONANAL
7
NONANOL
7
NONBAL L
7
NONBL OC
7
NONCAL L
7
NONCL AY
7
NONCOAL
7
NONCOL A
7
ABANAL
6
ABOL L A
6
ACYL AL
6
AL ANNA
6
AL ANYL
6
AL BOL L
6
AL COOL
6
AL CYON
6
ANAL L Y
6
BABAL A
6
BABBL Y
6
BAL BOA
6
BAL L AN
6
BAL L ON
6
BANCAL
6
BL ABBY
6
BL ANCO
6
BL OBBY
6
BL OL L Y
6
BOBBL Y
6
BOBBOL
6
BYL YNA
6
CABAL A
6
CAL ABA
6
CAL L OO
6
CAL YON
6
CANOL A
6
CL ANCY
6
CL ANNY
6
CL OACA
6
CL ONAL
6
disallowed elsewhere
COAL L Y
6
COBBL Y
6
COCCAL
6
COL L AB
6
allowed elsewhere
COL ONY
6
COOL L Y
6
CYANOL
6
CYCL OL
6
CYL CON
6
L ABANA
6
L ABL AB
6
L AL L AN
6
L OBOL A
6
L OBOL O
6
NOBBL Y
6
NONL AB
6
ONL OAN
* 6
AL AL A
5
AL BAN
5
AL L AY
5
AL L OY
5
AL L YL
5
AL OL L
5
ANNAL
5
BAL L Y
5
BAL OO
5
BANAL
5
BL ANC
5
BOBOL
5
BOCAL
5
BOL ON
5
BOOL Y
5
BOYL A
5
BOYL Y
5
CABAL
5
CAL L A
5
CANAL
5
COAL A
5
COAL Y
5
COCAL
5
COL L A
5
COL L Y
5
COL ON
5
CONAL
5
COYL Y
5
COYOL
5
CYCL O
5
L ABBA
5
L ABNA
5
L AL L Y
5
L AOYA
5
L AYAN
5
L AYBY
* 5
L L ANO
5
L OBAL
5
L OBBY
5
L OCAL
5
L OCAO
5
L OCON
5
L OL L Y
5
L ONCO
5
L OOBY
5
L OONY
5
L OYAL
5
NABAL
5
NABL A
5
NAL L A
5
NOBL Y
5
NONYL
5
NYAL A
5
NYL ON
5
OBOL O
5
OL L AY
5
OL ONA
5
ONL AY
* 5
YACAL
5
ABL Y
4
ACYL
4
AL AN
4
AL BA
4
AL CO
4
AL L Y
4
AL OC
4
AL OO
4
ANAL
4
BAAL
4
BAL L
4
BL AA
4
BL AB
4
BL AY
4
BL OB
4
BL OC
4
BOL A
4
BOL L
4
BOL O
4
BOOL
4
CAL L
4
CAL O
4
CL AN
4
CL AY
4
CL OY
4
COAL
4
COL A
4
COL L
4
COL O
4
COL Y
4
COOL
4
L ACY
4
L AL L
4
L AL O
4
L ANA
4
L AYA
4
L AYN
4
L L YN
4
L OAN
4
L OBO
4
L OCA
4
L OCO
4
L OL L
4
L ONA
4
L OOB
4
L OON
4
NAL A
4
NAL L
4
NOL A
4
NOL L
4
NOL O
4
OBOL
4
OL AY
4
OL L A
4
ONL Y
4
YNOL
4
YOAL
4
YOL A
4
YOL O
4
* compound(ish) word