Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
December 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 12, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HO.


Instructions

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center letter OBGHRTU
Spelling Bee for December 12, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter G: January 25, 2023
Center letter H: December 19, 2021
Center letter R: September 9, 2018

words: 141
score: 565 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 16
bingo: yes

B x 42
G x 17
H x 13
O x 15
R x 17
T x 36
U x 1

4L x 57
5L x 38
6L x 26
7L x 11
8L x 5
9L x 2
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
B 17 11 10 3 - 1 - 42
G 10 4 3 - - - - 17
H 8 1 3 - 1 - - 13
O 3 5 - 4 1 1 1 15
R 6 6 3 1 1 - - 17
T 12 11 7 3 2 - 1 36
U 1 - - - - - - 1
tot 57 38 26 11 5 2 2 141

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BO x 25 BR x 9 BU x 8
GO x 12 GR x 4 GU x 1
HO x 12 HU x 1
HOB x 1 HOG x 3 HOO x 1 HOR x 2 HOT x 2 HOU x 3
OB x 1 OG x 1 OR x 2 OT x 1 OU x 10
RH x 1 RO x 14 RU x 2
TH x 10 TO x 13 TR x 7 TU x 6
UG x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
B - 2 - - - - 2
H - 1 - - - - 1
O 1 - 3 1 1 1 7
R - 2 1 1 - - 4
T - - 1 - - 1 2
tot 1 5 5 2 1 2 16

BROUGHT

word       length      
OUTTHOUGHT * 10
THROUGHOUT * 10
BORBORBOR 9
OUTBOUGHT * 9
HUBBUBOO 8
OUTTHROB * 8
ROUGHOUT * 8
THOROUGH 8
TOHUBOHU 8
BOROUGH 7
BROUGHT 7 perfect pangram
BURGOUT 7
OGOGORO 7
OUTBUTT * 7
OUTROOT * 7
OUTTROT * 7
ROOTROT * 7
THOUGHT 7
THROUGH 7
THRUOUT * 7
BOOBOO 6
BOOHOO 6
BOUBOU 6
BOUGHT 6
BROHUG * 6
BROOGH 6
BROUGH 6
BUGOUT * 6
BURBOT 6
BURGOO 6
GOOGOB 6
GOOGOO 6
GROTTO 6
HOGTUB * 6
HORROR 6
HOUTOU 6
ROTGUT * 6
ROUGHT 6
RUBOUT * 6
THOUGH 6
TOGROG 6
TOROTH 6
TROTRO 6
TROUGH 6
TURBOT 6
TURGOR 6
BOGGO 5
BOORT 5
BOORU 5
BOOTH 5
BORGO 5
BOUGH 5
BOURG 5 disallowed elsewhere
BROGH 5
BROTH 5
BURRO 5
BUTOH 5
GOBBO 5
GORRU 5
GROUT 5
GUROO 5
HOUGH 5
ORTHO 5
ORUTU 5
OUGHT 5
OUTGO * 5
OUTRO 5
ROBOT 5
ROHOB 5
ROTOR 5
ROUGH 5
ROUTH 5
RUBOR 5
THORO 5
THOUB 5
THROB 5
TOOTH 5
TOUGH 5
TROTH 5
TROUT 5
TUBBO 5
TUBOG 5
TURBO 5
TUTOR 5
BOBO 4
BOHO 4
BOHR 4
BOOB 4
BOOR 4
BOOT 4
BORO 4
BORT 4
BOTH 4
BOTO 4
BOTT 4
BOUT 4
BROB 4
BROG 4
BROO 4
BUBO 4
BURO 4
GOBO 4
GOGO 4
GOOB 4
GOOG 4
GOOR 4
GOTH 4
GOUR 4
GOUT 4
GROG 4
GROT 4
HOBO 4
HOGG 4
HOGO 4
HOOT 4
HORO 4
HOTR 4
HOTT 4
HOUR 4
OBBO 4
OTTO 4
OUGH 4
RHOB 4
ROHU 4
ROOT 4
RORT 4
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROUT 4
THOU 4
TOHO 4
TOOT 4
TORO 4
TORR 4
TORT 4
TOTO 4
TOUR 4
TOUT 4
TROG 4
TROT 4
TROU 4
UGGO 4

* compound(ish) word

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