May 25, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 25, 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 A: November 27, 2023Center letter C: January 4, 2021
Center letter I: February 20, 2020
Center letter C: March 7, 2019
words: 161
score: 865 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 2
bingo: yes
A x 26
C x 34
D x 18
H x 13
I x 16
N x 24
P x 30
4L x 28
5L x 49
6L x 35
7L x 32
8L x 10
9L x 6
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 26 |
| C | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| D | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 18 |
| H | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 |
| I | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 16 |
| N | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 24 |
| P | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | 30 |
| tot | 28 | 49 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 161 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 8 | AD x 1 | AH x 2 | AN x 8 | AP x 7 |
| CA x 16 | CH x 13 | CI x 3 | CN x 2 | |
| DA x 11 | DH x 2 | DI x 5 | ||
| HA x 11 | HI x 2 | |||
| IN x 16 | ||||
| NA x 15 | NI x 9 | |||
| PA x 15 | PH x 1 | PI x 14 |
| cmp | 5 | 7 | tot |
| H | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
DIAPHANIC, HANDICAP
| word | length | |||
| CANDICIDIN | 10 | |||
| CHANCHADA | 9 | |||
| CHINCAPIN | 9 | |||
| DIAPHANIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| DIAPHANID | 9 | |||
| HADACIDIN | 9 | |||
| NANDINIID | 9 | |||
| ANACIDIC | 8 | |||
| APHANIID | 8 | |||
| APHIDIAN | 8 | |||
| APICIDIN | 8 | |||
| CANDIDID | 8 | |||
| CINCINNI | 8 | |||
| CNIDICIN | 8 | |||
| DAPHNIID | 8 | |||
| DHAINCHA | 8 | |||
| HANDICAP | 8 | pangram | ||
| ACACIIN | 7 | |||
| ACAPNIA | 7 | |||
| ACAPNIC | 7 | |||
| ACINACI | 7 | |||
| AHAAINA | 7 | |||
| ANAPHIA | 7 | |||
| APADANA | 7 | |||
| CAHINCA | 7 | |||
| CANACID | 7 | |||
| CANDIDA | 7 | |||
| CANNACH | 7 | |||
| CAPNIID | 7 | |||
| CHANDID | 7 | |||
| CHANNID | 7 | |||
| CICINNI | 7 | |||
| DAINCHA | 7 | |||
| DAPHNIA | 7 | |||
| DAPHNID | 7 | |||
| DAPHNIN | 7 | |||
| HAHNIID | 7 | |||
| HANDPAN | * 7 | |||
| INACHID | 7 | |||
| INDIACA | 7 | |||
| INDICAN | 7 | |||
| INDICIA | 7 | |||
| NACHANI | 7 | |||
| NANDINA | 7 | |||
| PANDANI | 7 | |||
| PAPHIAN | 7 | |||
| PIANICA | 7 | |||
| PICANHA | 7 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| ACACIN | 6 | |||
| ACINIC | 6 | |||
| ANAPID | 6 | |||
| ANICCA | 6 | |||
| APINCH | 6 | |||
| CANADA | 6 | |||
| CANCAN | 6 | |||
| CANCHA | 6 | |||
| CANDID | 6 | |||
| CANINI | 6 | |||
| CHANID | 6 | |||
| CHANNA | 6 | |||
| CHHANA | 6 | |||
| CHINCH | 6 | |||
| CHINDI | 6 | |||
| DANAID | 6 | |||
| DHANIA | 6 | |||
| HAINCH | 6 | |||
| HIPPIN | 6 | |||
| INDICA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| NAIDID | 6 | |||
| NANDID | 6 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NIACIN | 6 | |||
| NIDDAH | 6 | |||
| NINDAN | 6 | |||
| PACCAN | 6 | |||
| PANADA | 6 | |||
| PANDAN | 6 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PICNIC | 6 | |||
| PINDAN | 6 | |||
| PINNID | 6 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ACANA | 5 | |||
| ACINI | 5 | |||
| ADHAN | 5 | |||
| AHIND | 5 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANDIC | 5 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| CANID | 5 | |||
| CANNA | 5 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| CHAIN | 5 | |||
| CHANA | 5 | |||
| CHINA | 5 | |||
| CINCH | 5 | |||
| CNIDA | 5 | |||
| DAANA | 5 | |||
| DANDA | 5 | |||
| DANDI | 5 | |||
| DIDNA | 5 | |||
| DINIC | 5 | |||
| DINNA | 5 | |||
| HADNA | 5 | |||
| HANAI | 5 | |||
| HANCH | 5 | |||
| HANDI | 5 | |||
| INCAP | 5 | |||
| INCHI | 5 | |||
| INDAN | 5 | |||
| INDIA | 5 | |||
| INDIN | 5 | |||
| INIAC | 5 | |||
| INIAD | 5 | |||
| INIID | 5 | |||
| NAIAD | 5 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NICAD | * 5 | |||
| NIDDA | 5 | |||
| NIPAH | 5 | |||
| PAHAN | 5 | |||
| PANDA | 5 | |||
| PANIC | 5 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PINCH | 5 | |||
| PINDA | 5 | |||
| PINID | 5 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| CAND | 4 | |||
| CANN | 4 | |||
| CHIN | 4 | |||
| DANA | 4 | |||
| DAND | 4 | |||
| HAIN | 4 | |||
| HAND | 4 | |||
| HIND | 4 | |||
| INCA | 4 | |||
| INCH | 4 | |||
| INIA | 4 | |||
| NAAI | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NADA | 4 | |||
| NAIN | 4 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NIDI | 4 | |||
| NINA | 4 | |||
| NIPA | 4 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PAIN | 4 | |||
| PAND | 4 | |||
| PHAN | 4 | |||
| PIAN | 4 | |||
| PINA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word