September 23, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 23, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RO.
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 H: August 19, 2024Center letter Y: July 10, 2023
Center letter P: June 23, 2021
words: 250
score: 1,281 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 28
H x 22
O x 17
P x 61
R x 26
T x 91
Y x 5
4L x 75
5L x 68
6L x 41
7L x 23
8L x 9
9L x 11
10L x 16
11L x 5
12L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| H | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 22 |
| O | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 17 |
| P | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| R | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 26 |
| T | 36 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 91 |
| Y | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| tot | 75 | 68 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 250 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AH x 1 | AO x 3 | AP x 7 | AR x 5 | AT x 11 | AY x 1 |
| HA x 13 | HO x 8 | HY x 1 | |||
| OA x 3 | OO x 1 | OR x 7 | OT x 6 | ||
| PA x 21 | PH x 9 | PO x 17 | PR x 12 | PY x 2 | |
| RA x 11 | RH x 2 | RO x 12 | RY x 1 | ||
| ROO x 3 | ROR x 2 | ROT x 7 | |||
| TA x 32 | TH x 11 | TO x 28 | TR x 16 | TY x 4 | |
| YA x 5 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 9 | tot |
| H | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| R | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| tot | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| debut appearances | 3 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | trappy |
AORTOPATHY, AORTORRHAPHY, ARTHROPATHY, ATROPHY, ORTHOPATHY, PHYTOPHTHORA, THYROPATHY
| word | length | |||
| AORTORRHAPHY | 12 | pangram | ||
| PHYTOPHTHORA | 12 | pangram | ||
| ARTHROPATHY | 11 | pangram | ||
| ORTHOTROPHY | 11 | |||
| PHOTOTROPHY | 11 | |||
| PROTOTROPHY | 11 | |||
| TROPHOTROPY | 11 | |||
| AORTOPATHY | 10 | pangram | ||
| HAPHTAROTH | 10 | |||
| HAPTOPHYTA | 10 | |||
| HYPOTROPHY | 10 | |||
| ORTHOPATHY | 10 | pangram | ||
| ORTHOPHOTO | 10 | |||
| ORTHOTROPY | 10 | |||
| PATHOTROPH | 10 | |||
| PHOTOTROPH | 10 | |||
| PHOTOTROPY | 10 | |||
| PORTAPOTTY | 10 | |||
| PRATYAHARA | 10 | |||
| PROTOTROPH | 10 | |||
| PROTOTROPY | 10 | |||
| THYROPATHY | 10 | pangram | ||
| THYROTROPH | 10 | |||
| APPARATOR | 9 | |||
| HAPHTARAH | 9 | |||
| HAPHTAROT | 9 | |||
| HORTATORY | 9 | |||
| PARAPATRY | 9 | |||
| PARATROOP | 9 | |||
| PHOTOTYPY | 9 | |||
| PROHAPTOR | 9 | |||
| PROPROTOR | * 9 | |||
| RAPTATORY | 9 | |||
| TATTARARA | 9 | |||
| HAPHTARA | 8 | |||
| OTOPATHY | 8 | |||
| PARROTRY | 8 | |||
| PATOTARA | 8 | |||
| POTATORY | 8 | |||
| PROTORAP | 8 | |||
| ROTATORY | 8 | |||
| TAHAARAH | 8 | |||
| TATARARA | 8 | |||
| APPARAT | 7 | |||
| ATROPHY | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| ORATORY | 7 | |||
| PARATHA | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PAROTTA | 7 | |||
| PARROTY | 7 | |||
| PATOOTY | 7 | |||
| PHRATRY | 7 | |||
| PORTATO | 7 | |||
| PORTRAY | 7 | debut | ||
| POTOROO | 7 | |||
| RAPPORT | 7 | |||
| RATATAT | * 7 | |||
| RATTRAP | * 7 | |||
| RAYPATH | * 7 | |||
| RHOPTRY | 7 | |||
| ROOTROT | * 7 | |||
| ROTATOR | 7 | |||
| TAHARAH | 7 | |||
| TAPROOT | * 7 | |||
| TARATOR | 7 | |||
| TATHATA | 7 | |||
| THROATY | 7 | |||
| APATHY | 6 | |||
| APHTHA | 6 | |||
| APPORT | 6 | |||
| ARTHRA | 6 | |||
| ATTRAP | 6 | |||
| HAPTOR | 6 | |||
| HATTAH | 6 | |||
| HOOPTY | 6 | |||
| HOTPOT | * 6 | |||
| OOPART | 6 | |||
| ORATOR | 6 | |||
| PARROT | 6 | |||
| PARTAY | 6 | |||
| PATOOT | 6 | |||
| PATRAO | 6 | |||
| PAYOTH | 6 | |||
| POTATO | 6 | |||
| POTTAH | 6 | |||
| PRATTY | 6 | |||
| RAPTOR | 6 | |||
| ROTARY | 6 | |||
| TARPOT | * 6 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TATARA | 6 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| THARRA | 6 | |||
| THOTTY | 6 | |||
| THROAT | 6 | |||
| TOOART | 6 | |||
| TOOTHY | 6 | |||
| TOPATO | 6 | |||
| TOPHAT | * 6 | |||
| TOROTH | 6 | |||
| TORPOR | 6 | |||
| TOTARA | 6 | |||
| TRAPPY | 6 | newly disallowed | ||
| TROPHY | 6 | debut | ||
| TROPPO | 6 | |||
| TROTRO | 6 | |||
| TRYPOT | * 6 | |||
| YAOORT | 6 | |||
| AHATA | 5 | |||
| AORTA | 5 | |||
| APART | 5 | |||
| APORT | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ARHAT | 5 | |||
| ARTHA | 5 | |||
| ATHAR | 5 | |||
| ATOPY | 5 | |||
| ATRAY | 5 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| HATHA | 5 | |||
| HATTA | 5 | |||
| HATTY | 5 | |||
| HOOTY | 5 | |||
| HOTTY | 5 | |||
| ORTHO | 5 | |||
| OTARY | 5 | |||
| OTOPY | 5 | |||
| OTTAR | 5 | |||
| PARTY | 5 | |||
| PATTY | 5 | |||
| PAYOT | 5 | |||
| PHOTO | 5 | |||
| POORT | 5 | |||
| PORTA | 5 | |||
| PORTO | 5 | |||
| PORTY | 5 | |||
| POTOO | 5 | |||
| POTTO | 5 | |||
| POTTY | 5 | |||
| PRATA | 5 | |||
| PRATT | 5 | |||
| PRATY | 5 | |||
| RATTY | 5 | |||
| RHYTA | 5 | |||
| ROOTY | 5 | |||
| RORTY | 5 | |||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| ROTTA | 5 | |||
| TAPAO | 5 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPY | 5 | |||
| TAROT | 5 | |||
| TARRY | 5 | |||
| TARTY | 5 | |||
| TATOO | 5 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TAYRA | 5 | |||
| THORO | 5 | |||
| THRAP | 5 | |||
| TOATY | 5 | |||
| TOOTH | 5 | |||
| TOPPO | 5 | |||
| TOPPY | 5 | |||
| TORAH | 5 | |||
| TORTA | 5 | |||
| TOTTY | 5 | |||
| TRAPP | 5 | |||
| TRATT | 5 | |||
| TROAT | 5 | |||
| TROOP | 5 | |||
| TROPO | 5 | |||
| TROTH | 5 | |||
| YAORT | 5 | |||
| YATRA | 5 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| ARTY | 4 | |||
| ATAP | 4 | |||
| ATAR | 4 | |||
| ATOP | 4 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| HAAT | 4 | |||
| HART | 4 | |||
| HATH | 4 | |||
| HOOT | 4 | |||
| HOTR | 4 | |||
| HOTT | 4 | |||
| OART | 4 | |||
| OATH | 4 | |||
| OATY | 4 | |||
| OTOY | 4 | |||
| OTTO | 4 | |||
| PART | 4 | |||
| PATH | 4 | |||
| PATO | 4 | |||
| PATY | 4 | |||
| PHAT | 4 | |||
| PHOT | 4 | |||
| POOT | 4 | |||
| PORT | 4 | |||
| POTT | 4 | |||
| PRAT | 4 | |||
| PYAT | 4 | |||
| PYOT | 4 | |||
| RAPT | 4 | |||
| RATA | 4 | |||
| RATH | 4 | |||
| RATO | 4 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| RORT | 4 | |||
| ROTA | 4 | |||
| ROTO | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| RYOT | 4 | |||
| TAHA | 4 | |||
| TAHO | 4 | |||
| TAHR | 4 | |||
| TAPA | 4 | |||
| TARO | 4 | |||
| TARP | 4 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATH | 4 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TAYO | 4 | |||
| THAA | 4 | |||
| THAR | 4 | |||
| THAT | 4 | |||
| TOAT | 4 | |||
| TOHO | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TOPH | 4 | |||
| TOPO | 4 | |||
| TORA | 4 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TORP | 4 | |||
| TORR | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TORY | 4 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TOTO | 4 | |||
| TOYO | 4 | |||
| TRAP | 4 | |||
| TRAY | 4 | |||
| TROT | 4 | |||
| TROY | 4 | |||
| TYPO | 4 | |||
| TYPP | 4 | |||
| TYPY | 4 | |||
| TYRO | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word