September 27, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 27, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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.
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Related puzzles
Center letter R: February 8, 2024Center letter Y: December 26, 2021
Identical letters: May 18, 2019
words: 210
score: 1,002 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 3
compounds: 19
bingo: yes
A x 32
B x 113
D x 23
L x 23
O x 7
R x 6
Y x 6
4L x 55
5L x 70
6L x 50
7L x 18
8L x 12
9L x 3
10L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 32 |
| B | 36 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 113 |
| D | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| L | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| O | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| R | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Y | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| tot | 55 | 70 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 210 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot |
| B | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| D | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| debut appearances | 1 | |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 | |
| newly disallowed words | 2 | babydoll, baddy |
ADORABLY, BROADLY, LADYBRO, LARDBOY
| word | length | |||
| ABADA | 5 | |||
| ABAYA | 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABDAL | 5 | |||
| ABDO | 4 | |||
| ABLY | 4 | |||
| ABOARD | 6 | |||
| ABOB | 4 | |||
| ABOLLA | 6 | |||
| ABORAD | 6 | |||
| ABORAL | 6 | |||
| ABORALLY | 8 | |||
| ABORD | 5 | |||
| ABRA | 4 | |||
| ABROAD | 6 | |||
| ABROOD | 6 | |||
| ADOBO | 5 | |||
| ADORABLY | 8 | pangram | ||
| ADORB | 5 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBOLL | 6 | |||
| ALLOBAR | 7 | |||
| ALOBAR | 6 | |||
| ARABA | 5 | |||
| ARAROBA | 7 | |||
| ARBA | 4 | |||
| ARBOR | 5 | |||
| ARBORAL | 7 | |||
| ARBORARY | 8 | |||
| ARBOROL | 7 | |||
| AROBA | 5 | |||
| ARROBA | 6 | |||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABBLY | 6 | |||
| BABBY | 5 | |||
| BABOO | 5 | |||
| BABY | 4 | |||
| BABYDOLL | * 8 | newly disallowed | ||
| BADBOY | * 6 | |||
| BADDY | 5 | newly disallowed | ||
| BADLA | 5 | |||
| BADLY | 5 | |||
| BALBOA | 6 | |||
| BALD | 4 | |||
| BALDLY | 6 | |||
| BALDY | 5 | |||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BALLAD | 6 | |||
| BALLADRY | 8 | |||
| BALLBOY | * 7 | |||
| BALLY | 5 | |||
| BALLYARD | * 8 | |||
| BALOO | 5 | |||
| BAOBAB | 6 | |||
| BARA | 4 | |||
| BARB | 4 | |||
| BARBAL | 6 | |||
| BARBARALYL | 10 | |||
| BARBOLA | 7 | |||
| BARBOY | * 6 | |||
| BARD | 4 | |||
| BARDO | 5 | |||
| BARDY | 5 | |||
| BARLADY | * 7 | |||
| BARRA | 5 | |||
| BARRAD | 6 | |||
| BARRY | 5 | |||
| BAYA | 4 | |||
| BAYARD | 6 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLABBY | 6 | |||
| BLAD | 4 | |||
| BLADDY | 6 | |||
| BLADY | 5 | |||
| BLAY | 4 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOBBY | 6 | |||
| BLOLLY | 6 | |||
| BLOOD | 5 | |||
| BLOODY | 6 | |||
| BOAB | 4 | |||
| BOABY | 5 | |||
| BOAR | 4 | |||
| BOARD | 5 | |||
| BOBA | 4 | |||
| BOBAR | 5 | |||
| BOBBAR | 6 | |||
| BOBBLY | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOBBY | 5 | |||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BODABODA | 8 | |||
| BODY | 4 | |||
| BODYBOARD | * 9 | |||
| BOLA | 4 | |||
| BOLAR | 5 | |||
| BOLD | 4 | |||
| BOLDLY | 6 | |||
| BOLDO | 5 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLLARD | 7 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | |||
| BOOBOO | 6 | |||
| BOOBY | 5 | |||
| BOOBYALLA | 9 | |||
| BOODY | 5 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOOLY | 5 | |||
| BOOR | 4 | |||
| BOOYA | 5 | |||
| BORA | 4 | |||
| BORAL | 5 | |||
| BORBORBOR | 9 | |||
| BORD | 4 | |||
| BORDAR | 6 | |||
| BORO | 4 | |||
| BOROLL | 6 | |||
| BORRA | 5 | |||
| BORYL | 5 | |||
| BOYAR | 5 | |||
| BOYARD | 6 | |||
| BOYLA | 5 | |||
| BOYLY | 5 | |||
| BOYO | 4 | |||
| BRAD | 4 | |||
| BRAY | 4 | |||
| BROA | 4 | |||
| BROAD | 5 | |||
| BROADLY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| BROB | 4 | |||
| BROD | 4 | |||
| BRODY | 5 | |||
| BROLLY | 6 | |||
| BROO | 4 | |||
| BROOD | 5 | |||
| BROODY | 6 | |||
| BROOL | 5 | |||
| BYDLO | 5 | |||
| BYRLADY | 7 | |||
| BYROAD | * 6 | |||
| DABAO | 5 | |||
| DABBA | 5 | |||
| DADBOD | * 6 | |||
| DARB | 4 | |||
| DARBAR | 6 | |||
| DARBY | 5 | |||
| DAYBOARD | * 8 | |||
| DAYBOY | * 6 | |||
| DOAB | 4 | |||
| DOBBY | 5 | |||
| DOBLA | 5 | |||
| DOBRA | 5 | |||
| DOBRO | 5 | |||
| DODAB | 5 | |||
| DOLABRA | 7 | |||
| DOOB | 4 | |||
| DOOBRY | 6 | |||
| DOODAB | 6 | |||
| DRAB | 4 | |||
| DRABA | 5 | |||
| DRABBY | 6 | |||
| DRABLY | 6 | |||
| DROOB | 5 | |||
| LABARA | 6 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LABOR | 5 | |||
| LABORAL | 7 | |||
| LABRA | 5 | |||
| LABRADOR | 8 | |||
| LABRAL | 6 | |||
| LADYBRO | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| LARB | 4 | |||
| LARBOARD | 8 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LARDBALL | * 8 | |||
| LARDBOY | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| LAYBY | * 5 | |||
| LOBAL | 5 | |||
| LOBAR | 5 | |||
| LOBBY | 5 | |||
| LOBLOLLY | * 8 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOBOLA | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOBY | 5 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OBOLARY | 7 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| ODDBALL | * 7 | |||
| ORBY | 4 | |||
| OROBOL | 6 | |||
| RABAB | 5 | |||
| RABODAY | 7 | |||
| ROBAB | 5 | |||
| ROBALO | 6 | |||
| ROLLABOARD | * 10 | |||
| ROLLBAR | * 7 | |||
| YABBA | 5 | |||
| YABBO | 5 | |||
| YABBY | 5 | |||
| YARB | 4 | |||
| YOBBO | 5 | |||
| YOBO | 4 |
* compound(ish) word