August 6, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 6, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RU.
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 U: November 3, 2022Center letter O: December 7, 2021
Center letter N: March 19, 2021
words: 185
score: 899 pts
pangrams: 6
compounds: 5
bingo: yes
A x 30
L x 34
N x 28
O x 8
P x 66
R x 7
U x 12
4L x 58
5L x 44
6L x 39
7L x 22
8L x 12
9L x 6
10L x 3
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 30 |
| L | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 34 |
| N | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 28 |
| O | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| P | 16 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| R | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| U | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| tot | 58 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 185 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| cmp | 5 | 6 | tot |
| O | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | 1 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 4 | 5 |
ANOPLURAN, NONPAPULAR, NONPLURAL, NONPOPULAR, PRONOUNAL, UNPOPULAR
| word | length | |||
| ALAAP | 5 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALAP | 4 | |||
| ALAPA | 5 | |||
| ALAPANA | 7 | |||
| ALAR | 4 | |||
| ALOLL | 5 | |||
| ALOO | 4 | |||
| ALOP | 4 | |||
| ALULA | 5 | |||
| ALULAR | 6 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | |||
| ANNUAL | 6 | |||
| ANNUL | 5 | |||
| ANNULAR | 7 | |||
| ANOPLURAN | 9 | pangram | ||
| APALA | 5 | |||
| APOLAR | 6 | |||
| APOLLO | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| APPAL | 5 | |||
| APPALL | 6 | |||
| ARNOLOL | 7 | |||
| AROLLA | 6 | |||
| AULA | 4 | |||
| AUOL | 4 | |||
| AURAL | 5 | |||
| AURORAL | 7 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALO | 4 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LAPA | 4 | |||
| LAPALAPA | 8 | |||
| LAPPA | 5 | |||
| LARP | 4 | |||
| LARRUP | 6 | |||
| LAUAN | 5 | |||
| LAULAU | 6 | |||
| LAURA | 5 | |||
| LLANO | 5 | |||
| LOAN | 4 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOLLOP | 6 | |||
| LONA | 4 | |||
| LOON | 4 | |||
| LOOP | 4 | |||
| LORAL | 5 | |||
| LORAN | 5 | |||
| LORN | 4 | |||
| LOUN | 4 | |||
| LOUP | 4 | |||
| LOUR | 4 | |||
| LUAN | 4 | |||
| LUAU | 4 | |||
| LULL | 4 | |||
| LULU | 4 | |||
| LUNA | 4 | |||
| LUNAR | 5 | |||
| LUNULA | 6 | |||
| LUNULAR | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LUPANAR | 7 | |||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NANOLOOP | 8 | |||
| NARANOL | 7 | |||
| NOLA | 4 | |||
| NOLL | 4 | |||
| NOLO | 4 | |||
| NONANAL | 7 | |||
| NONANNUAL | 9 | |||
| NONANOL | 7 | |||
| NONLUNAR | 8 | |||
| NONNULL | 7 | |||
| NONORAL | 7 | |||
| NONPAPAL | 8 | |||
| NONPAPULAR | 10 | pangram | ||
| NONPLAN | 7 | |||
| NONPLANAR | 9 | |||
| NONPLURAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| NONPOLAR | 8 | |||
| NONPOPULAR | 10 | pangram | ||
| NONRURAL | 8 | |||
| NOPAL | 5 | |||
| NOUNAL | 6 | |||
| NULL | 4 | |||
| NULLA | 5 | |||
| NULLAR | 6 | |||
| NULLO | 5 | |||
| OLLA | 4 | |||
| OLONA | 5 | |||
| ONLAP | * 5 | |||
| ONLOAN | * 6 | |||
| OPAL | 4 | |||
| ORAL | 4 | |||
| ORLO | 4 | |||
| ORLOP | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| PALA | 4 | |||
| PALAPA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PALL | 4 | |||
| PALLA | 5 | |||
| PALLOR | 6 | |||
| PALLU | 5 | |||
| PALOLO | 6 | |||
| PALP | 4 | |||
| PALPAL | 6 | |||
| PALPON | 6 | |||
| PAOLO | 5 | |||
| PAPAL | 5 | |||
| PAPULA | 6 | |||
| PAPULAR | 7 | |||
| PAPULLA | 7 | |||
| PARANAL | 7 | |||
| PARLOR | 6 | |||
| PARLOUR | 7 | |||
| PAROL | 5 | |||
| PARORAL | 7 | |||
| PARRAL | 6 | |||
| PARULA | 6 | |||
| PAUL | 4 | |||
| PLAN | 4 | |||
| PLANA | 5 | |||
| PLANAL | 6 | |||
| PLANAR | 6 | |||
| PLANULA | 7 | |||
| PLANULAR | 8 | |||
| PLAP | 4 | |||
| PLARN | 5 | |||
| PLOOP | 5 | |||
| PLOP | 4 | |||
| PLURAL | 6 | |||
| POLA | 4 | |||
| POLAO | 5 | |||
| POLAR | 5 | |||
| POLARON | 7 | |||
| POLL | 4 | |||
| POLLAN | 6 | |||
| POLO | 4 | |||
| POOL | 4 | |||
| POPLAR | 6 | |||
| POPOLO | 6 | |||
| POPULAR | 7 | |||
| PORAL | 5 | |||
| POULP | 5 | |||
| PROLAN | 6 | |||
| PRONOUNAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| PROPANAL | 8 | |||
| PROPANOL | 8 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| PROPANOLOL | 10 | |||
| PROPRANOLOL | 11 | |||
| PULA | 4 | |||
| PULAO | 5 | |||
| PULL | 4 | |||
| PULLA | 5 | |||
| PULLULAN | 8 | |||
| PULLUP | * 6 | |||
| PULP | 4 | |||
| PULPAL | 6 | |||
| PULU | 4 | |||
| PUNALUA | 7 | |||
| PUNALUAN | 8 | |||
| PUPAL | 5 | |||
| PURL | 4 | |||
| RANULA | 6 | |||
| ROLL | 4 | |||
| ROLLUP | * 6 | |||
| ROOL | 4 | |||
| RORAL | 5 | |||
| ROULROUL | 8 | |||
| RURAL | 5 | |||
| ULAN | 4 | |||
| ULLALOO | 7 | |||
| ULNA | 4 | |||
| ULNAR | 5 | |||
| ULPAN | 5 | |||
| UNAL | 4 | |||
| UNLAP | 5 | |||
| UNLOOP | 6 | |||
| UNPLAN | 6 | |||
| UNPOPULAR | 9 | pangram | ||
| UNROLL | 6 | |||
| UPROLL | * 6 |
* compound(ish) word