December 5, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 5, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OC.
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 C: February 2, 2024Center letter P: May 2, 2021
Center letter I: March 19, 2019
words: 161
score: 815 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 6
bingo: yes
C x 39
H x 13
I x 10
M x 25
N x 30
O x 12
P x 32
4L x 43
5L x 43
6L x 38
7L x 11
8L x 13
9L x 7
10L x 4
11L x 1
13L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | tot | |
| C | 12 | 13 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 39 |
| H | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| M | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| N | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 30 |
| O | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| P | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| tot | 43 | 43 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CH x 12 | CI x 4 | CO x 23 | |||
| HI x 2 | HO x 11 | ||||
| IC x 3 | IM x 2 | IN x 2 | IO x 2 | IP x 1 | |
| MI x 6 | MO x 19 | ||||
| NI x 6 | NO x 24 | ||||
| OC x 1 | OH x 1 | OM x 1 | ON x 5 | OO x 2 | OP x 2 |
| OCC x 1 | |||||
| PH x 8 | PI x 9 | PO x 15 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| C | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| debut appearances | 5 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 3 |
HOMOPHONIC, MONOPHONIC, NONHOMOPHONIC
| word | length | |||
| NONHOMOPHONIC | 13 | pangram | ||
| CINCHONINIC | 11 | |||
| HOMOPHONIC | 10 | pangram | ||
| MONOPHONIC | 10 | pangram, debut, previously disallowed | ||
| NINCOMPOOP | 10 | |||
| NONHOMININ | 10 | |||
| CINCHONIC | 9 | |||
| HOMOIONIC | 9 | |||
| HOOCHINOO | 9 | |||
| MINICOMIC | * 9 | |||
| NONCOMMON | 9 | |||
| NONICONIC | 9 | |||
| NONPIONIC | 9 | |||
| CHOOCHOO | 8 | |||
| CIOPPINO | 8 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| MINIMOON | * 8 | |||
| MONOMINO | 8 | |||
| MOONMOON | 8 | |||
| NONCOMIC | 8 | |||
| NONIONIC | 8 | |||
| NONMONIC | 8 | |||
| NONOHMIC | 8 | |||
| NONOMINO | 8 | |||
| PHONONIC | 8 | |||
| PIHOIHOI | 8 | |||
| POOHPOOH | 8 | |||
| HOMININ | 7 | |||
| ICHIMON | 7 | |||
| IONOMIC | 7 | |||
| MINICOM | * 7 | |||
| MONOION | 7 | |||
| MONONOM | 7 | |||
| MOOCHIN | 7 | |||
| NOONCHI | 7 | |||
| OPINION | 7 | |||
| PHONINO | 7 | |||
| POMPION | 7 | |||
| CHICON | 6 | |||
| CHOCHO | 6 | |||
| CHOOCH | 6 | |||
| COCCIC | 6 | |||
| COCOON | 6 | |||
| COINOP | * 6 | |||
| COMMON | 6 | |||
| CONCHO | 6 | |||
| COOCOO | 6 | |||
| COPPIN | 6 | |||
| HIPHOP | * 6 | |||
| HONCHO | 6 | |||
| ICONIC | 6 | |||
| IMPOON | 6 | |||
| INCOOP | * 6 | |||
| MINION | 6 | |||
| MOIMOI | 6 | |||
| MOOMOO | 6 | |||
| NIMONO | 6 | |||
| NINCOM | 6 | |||
| NOCINO | 6 | |||
| NONCOM | 6 | |||
| NONCOP | 6 | |||
| NONHIP | 6 | |||
| NONION | 6 | |||
| OCCHIO | 6 | |||
| ONCHOM | 6 | |||
| ONONIN | 6 | |||
| PHONIC | 6 | |||
| PHONON | 6 | |||
| PINCHO | 6 | |||
| PINION | 6 | |||
| PIONIC | 6 | |||
| PIOPIO | 6 | |||
| POMPOM | 6 | |||
| POMPON | 6 | |||
| PONCHO | 6 | debut | ||
| POOPOO | 6 | |||
| CHICO | 5 | |||
| CHIMO | 5 | |||
| CHINO | 5 | |||
| CHOMP | 5 | debut | ||
| CHOOM | 5 | |||
| CHOON | 5 | |||
| COCCI | 5 | |||
| COION | 5 | |||
| COMIC | 5 | |||
| COMPO | 5 | |||
| CONCH | 5 | |||
| CONIC | 5 | |||
| COOCH | 5 | |||
| HIPPO | 5 | |||
| HOCCO | 5 | |||
| HOIHO | 5 | |||
| HOOCH | 5 | |||
| HOPPO | 5 | |||
| IMINO | 5 | |||
| INION | 5 | |||
| IONIC | 5 | |||
| IPPON | 5 | |||
| MOCHI | 5 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| MONIC | 5 | |||
| MONOI | 5 | |||
| MOOCH | 5 | |||
| NINON | 5 | |||
| NINPO | 5 | |||
| NIOPO | 5 | |||
| NOMIC | 5 | |||
| NOMOI | 5 | |||
| NONIC | 5 | |||
| NONNO | 5 | |||
| NONOP | 5 | |||
| OHMIC | 5 | |||
| OMMIN | 5 | |||
| ONCOM | 5 | |||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| OOMPH | 5 | |||
| PHONO | 5 | |||
| PICON | 5 | |||
| PINON | 5 | |||
| POOCH | 5 | |||
| CHON | 4 | |||
| CHOP | 4 | |||
| CION | 4 | |||
| COCO | 4 | |||
| COHO | 4 | |||
| COIN | 4 | |||
| COMM | 4 | |||
| COMP | 4 | |||
| CONI | 4 | |||
| CONN | 4 | |||
| COOM | 4 | |||
| COOP | 4 | |||
| HOON | 4 | |||
| HOOP | 4 | |||
| ICON | 4 | |||
| MICO | 4 | |||
| MINO | 4 | |||
| MOCH | 4 | |||
| MOCO | 4 | |||
| MOHO | 4 | |||
| MOMO | 4 | |||
| MONO | 4 | |||
| MOON | 4 | |||
| MOOP | 4 | |||
| NONI | 4 | |||
| NONO | 4 | |||
| NOON | 4 | |||
| ONOI | 4 | |||
| OOCH | 4 | |||
| OPPO | 4 | |||
| PHOH | 4 | |||
| PHON | 4 | |||
| PHOO | 4 | |||
| PICO | 4 | |||
| PION | 4 | |||
| POCO | 4 | |||
| POMI | 4 | |||
| POMO | 4 | |||
| POMP | 4 | |||
| POOH | 4 | |||
| POON | 4 | |||
| POOP | 4 | |||
| POPO | 4 |
* compound(ish) word