December 16, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with ED.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2020
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Center letter H: March 11, 2023
words: 128
score: 594 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 6
plurals: 3
bingo: yes
A x 18
D x 21
E x 15
H x 21
L x 15
T x 14
Y x 24
4L x 39
5L x 42
6L x 21
7L x 12
8L x 12
9L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
tot
A
5
6
1
3
2
1
18
D
2
9
3
5
2
-
21
E
4
3
3
-
4
1
15
H
6
7
4
2
2
-
21
L
3
6
4
1
1
-
15
T
5
7
1
1
-
-
14
Y
14
4
5
-
1
-
24
tot
39
42
21
12
12
2
128
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
8
tot
D
-
2
1
3
E
-
-
1
1
H
1
1
-
2
tot
1
3
2
6
plu
5
6
8
tot
A
1
-
-
1
E
-
-
1
1
L
-
1
-
1
tot
1
1
1
3
DEATHLY , ETHYLATED, HEATEDLY
ALLY LATED
9
ETHY LATED
9
pangram
ALDEHY DE
8
debut, disallowed elsewhere
ALLY LATE
8
DAEDALLY
8
DEATHDAY
* 8
ELATEDLY
8
debut
ETHY LATE
8
EY ELETED
8
EY ETEETH
* † 8
HEADEDLY
8
HEATEDLY
8
pangram, debut
LETHALLY
8
Y EEHAHED
8
ADDEDLY
7
ALLAY ED
7
debut
ALLEY ED
7
DATEDLY
7
DAY TALE
* 7
DEADEY E
* 7
DEATHLY
7
perfect pangram, debut
DELAY ED
7
debut
HAY HEAD
* 7
HEALTHY
7
LAY ETTE
7
TEETHLY
7
AY EAY E
6
DEADLY
6
debut
DEATHY
6
DEEDLY
6
EATHLY
6
EY ALET
6
EY ELET
6
HEATHY
6
HEY DAY
* 6
debut
HY ALEA
6
HY ETAL
6
LATELY
6
LEALLY
6
LEALTY
6
LY TTAE
† 6
TY THED
6
Y ATTLE
6
Y EEHAH
6
Y EETED
6
Y ELLED
6
Y ETTED
6
ADLAY
5
ADY TA
† 5
ALLAY
5
ALLEY
5
ALLY L
5
AY LET
5
DADDY
5
DADLY
5
DADY L
5
DALLY
5
DAY ED
5
DAY EE
5
DEALY
5
DEEDY
5
DELAY
5
debut
EATHY
5
ELAY L
5
ETHY L
5
HATTY
5
HAY ED
5
HAY EY
5
HEADY
5
debut
HEATY
5
HETTY
5
HY DEL
5
LADDY
5
LALLY
5
LATHY
5
LEADY
5
LY ATE
5
LY TTA
5
TALLY
5
TATTY
5
TEDDY
5
TELLY
5
THY LE
5
TY LED
5
TY THE
5
Y ADDA
5
Y ALAH
5
Y ATTA
5
Y EDDA
5
ADDY
4
ALEY
4
ALLY
4
AY AH
4
AY AT
4
DY AD
4
DY ED
4
EDDY
4
EELY
4
EY ED
4
EY ET
4
HAY E
4
HEY A
4
HY DE
4
HY LA
4
HY LE
4
HY TE
4
LADY
4
LAY A
4
LY ED
4
THEY
4
TY ED
4
TY EE
4
TY ET
4
TY LE
4
Y ALD
4
Y ALE
4
Y ATE
4
Y ATT
4
Y AY A
4
Y EAD
4
Y EAH
4
Y EAT
4
Y EDE
4
Y EET
4
Y ELD
4
Y ELL
4
Y ETE
4
Y ETT
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun