May 4, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 4, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GA.
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: January 13, 2024Center letter L: April 26, 2022
Center letter G: December 24, 2019
Center letter M: April 19, 2019
words: 97
score: 445 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 8
plurals: 8
A x 18
E x 9
G x 5
L x 7
M x 6
P x 52
4L x 28
5L x 29
6L x 23
7L x 9
8L x 8
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| E | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| G | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| M | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| P | 18 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| tot | 28 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 97 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AG x 2 | AL x 3 | AM x 2 | AP x 11 |
| EL x 1 | EM x 1 | EP x 2 | EX x 5 |
| GA x 3 | GE x 1 | GL x 1 | |
| GAL x 1 | GAM x 1 | GAP x 1 | |
| LA x 5 | LE x 2 | ||
| MA x 1 | ME x 5 | ||
| PA x 26 | PE x 18 | PL x 8 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| P | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| plu | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| tot | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
MEGAPLEX
| word | length | |||
| AGAPAE | † 6 | |||
| AGAPE | 5 | |||
| ALAAP | 5 | |||
| ALAP | 4 | |||
| ALAPA | 5 | |||
| AMPLE | 5 | |||
| AMPLEX | 6 | |||
| APALA | 5 | |||
| APELLA | 6 | |||
| APEX | 4 | |||
| APPAL | 5 | |||
| APPALAM | 7 | |||
| APPALL | 6 | |||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| APPEAL | 6 | |||
| APPEL | 5 | |||
| APPELLEE | 8 | |||
| APPLE | 5 | |||
| ELPEE | * 5 | |||
| EMPALE | 6 | |||
| EPEE | 4 | |||
| EPEME | 5 | |||
| EXAMPLE | 7 | |||
| EXEMPLA | † 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| EXPEL | 5 | |||
| EXPELEE | 7 | |||
| EXPELLEE | 8 | |||
| GALPAL | * 6 | |||
| GAMP | 4 | |||
| GAPE | 4 | |||
| GEEP | 4 | |||
| GLAMP | 5 | |||
| LAMP | 4 | |||
| LAPA | 4 | |||
| LAPALAPA | 8 | |||
| LAPEL | 5 | |||
| LAPPA | 5 | |||
| LEAP | 4 | |||
| LEEP | 4 | |||
| MAPLE | 5 | |||
| MEEPLE | 6 | |||
| MEGAAMP | * 7 | |||
| MEGAPEL | 7 | |||
| MEGAPLEX | * 8 | pangram | ||
| MEMEPLEX | * 8 | |||
| PAELLA | 6 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PAGAL | 5 | |||
| PAGE | 4 | |||
| PAGEMEAL | * 8 | |||
| PAGLE | 5 | |||
| PALA | 4 | |||
| PALAE | † 5 | |||
| PALAMA | 6 | |||
| PALAMAE | † 7 | |||
| PALAPA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PALE | 4 | |||
| PALEA | 5 | |||
| PALEAE | † 6 | |||
| PALEAL | 6 | |||
| PALL | 4 | |||
| PALLA | 5 | |||
| PALLAE | † 6 | |||
| PALM | 4 | |||
| PALMELLA | 8 | |||
| PALP | 4 | |||
| PALPAL | 6 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPAL | 5 | |||
| PAPE | 4 | |||
| PEAG | 4 | |||
| PEAL | 4 | |||
| PEAMEAL | * 7 | |||
| PEEL | 4 | |||
| PEELE | 5 | |||
| PEEP | 4 | |||
| PEEPAL | 6 | |||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEGGEE | 6 | |||
| PEGLEG | * 6 | |||
| PELA | 4 | |||
| PELAGE | 6 | |||
| PELEA | 5 | |||
| PELL | 4 | |||
| PELLAGE | 7 | |||
| PELLMELL | 8 | |||
| PELMA | 5 | |||
| PEPLA | † 5 | |||
| PLAG | 4 | |||
| PLAGA | 5 | |||
| PLAGAE | † 6 | |||
| PLAGAL | 6 | |||
| PLAGE | 5 | |||
| PLAP | 4 | |||
| PLEA | 4 | |||
| PLEX | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun