August 20, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RA.
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: November 11, 2024Center letter P: October 4, 2023
Center letter R: December 10, 2018
words: 127
score: 552 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes
A x 19
D x 47
H x 14
O x 7
P x 21
R x 9
T x 10
4L x 53
5L x 23
6L x 18
7L x 21
8L x 8
9L x 3
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 19 |
| D | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | 47 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 14 |
| O | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| P | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 21 |
| R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| tot | 53 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 127 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AD x 12 | AP x 1 | AR x 6 | |
| DA x 12 | DH x 3 | DO x 25 | DR x 7 |
| HA x 7 | HO x 7 | ||
| OD x 2 | OR x 5 | ||
| PA x 13 | PH x 2 | PO x 2 | PR x 4 |
| RA x 5 | RH x 1 | RO x 3 | |
| RAA x 1 | RAD x 2 | RAH x 1 | RAT x 1 |
| TA x 4 | TO x 3 | TR x 3 |
| cmp | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| D | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| H | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| P | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
ARTHROPOD, HARDTOP, PARTHOOD, PHOTORADAR
| word | length | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADAH | 4 | |||
| ADAPT | 5 | |||
| ADAPTOR | 7 | |||
| ADAT | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADOPT | 5 | |||
| ADPAO | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ADROOP | 6 | |||
| ADROP | 5 | |||
| APOD | 4 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARATDAR | 7 | |||
| ARDOR | 5 | |||
| ARHATHOOD | * 9 | |||
| ARTHOOD | * 7 | |||
| ARTHROPOD | 9 | pangram | ||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DADHOOD | * 7 | |||
| DADO | 4 | |||
| DAPDAP | 6 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DART | 4 | |||
| DATA | 4 | |||
| DATAPAD | * 7 | |||
| DATO | 4 | |||
| DATTO | 5 | |||
| DHOOP | 5 | |||
| DHOOR | 5 | |||
| DHOORRA | 7 | |||
| DOAT | 4 | |||
| DODAD | 5 | |||
| DODD | 4 | |||
| DODDARD | 7 | |||
| DODDART | 7 | |||
| DODO | 4 | |||
| DOHA | 4 | |||
| DOOD | 4 | |||
| DOODAD | 6 | |||
| DOODAH | 6 | |||
| DOODOO | 6 | |||
| DOOP | 4 | |||
| DOOR | 4 | |||
| DOOT | 4 | |||
| DOPA | 4 | |||
| DOPATTA | 7 | |||
| DORAD | 5 | |||
| DORADO | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| DORP | 4 | |||
| DORR | 4 | |||
| DORT | 4 | |||
| DOTAR | 5 | |||
| DOTARA | 6 | |||
| DOTARD | 6 | |||
| DOTH | 4 | |||
| DRAP | 4 | |||
| DRAPA | 5 | |||
| DRAT | 4 | |||
| DROOP | 5 | |||
| DROP | 4 | |||
| DROPTOP | * 7 | |||
| DROTT | 5 | |||
| HADADA | 6 | |||
| HADD | 4 | |||
| HADOOD | 6 | |||
| HARD | 4 | |||
| HARDHAT | * 7 | |||
| HARDPAD | * 7 | |||
| HARDTOP | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| HOARD | 5 | |||
| HODAD | 5 | |||
| HOOD | 4 | |||
| HOODOO | 6 | |||
| HOODRAT | * 7 | |||
| HOPTOAD | * 7 | |||
| HOTROD | * 6 | |||
| ODAH | 4 | |||
| ODOR | 4 | |||
| ORAD | 4 | |||
| ORDA | 4 | |||
| ORDO | 4 | |||
| ORTHODATA | 9 | |||
| ORTHOPOD | 8 | |||
| PADA | 4 | |||
| PAPAD | 5 | |||
| PAPAHOOD | * 8 | |||
| PAPPAD | 6 | |||
| PARADATA | 8 | |||
| PARADOR | 7 | |||
| PARADROP | 8 | |||
| PARAPOD | 7 | |||
| PARD | 4 | |||
| PARDAH | 6 | |||
| PARDAO | 6 | |||
| PARDO | 5 | |||
| PARTHOOD | * 8 | pangram | ||
| PHAD | 4 | |||
| PHOTORADAR | 10 | pangram | ||
| POOD | 4 | |||
| POTDAR | 6 | |||
| PRAD | 4 | |||
| PROD | 4 | |||
| PRODROP | * 7 | |||
| PROTOPOD | 8 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RAHDAR | 6 | |||
| RATHOOD | * 7 | |||
| RHODORA | 7 | |||
| ROAD | 4 | |||
| ROOD | 4 | |||
| ROTAROD | 7 | |||
| TADA | 4 | |||
| TARADA | 6 | |||
| TARD | 4 | |||
| TARDO | 5 | |||
| TOAD | 4 | |||
| TODO | * 4 | |||
| TOOTHPAD | * 8 | |||
| TRAD | 4 | |||
| TRAPDOOR | * 8 | |||
| TROD | 4 |
* compound(ish) word