September 2, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 2, 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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words: 231
score: 1,269 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 17
bingo: yes
A x 39
B x 114
D x 18
E x 11
M x 16
N x 28
O x 5
4L x 48
5L x 53
6L x 62
7L x 25
8L x 24
9L x 12
10L x 4
11L x 2
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 39 |
| B | 27 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 114 |
| D | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| E | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| M | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| N | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| O | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| tot | 48 | 53 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 231 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| B | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 9 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| M | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| debut appearances | 37 |
ABDOMEN, BEMOANED, ENDAMOEBA, ENDAMOEBAE, MANBOOBED
| word | length | |||
| ABADA | 5 | |||
| ABANDANNAAD | 11 | |||
| ABANDANNAD | 10 | |||
| ABANDON | 7 | |||
| ABANDONED | 9 | debut | ||
| ABANDONEE | 9 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABBE | 4 | |||
| ABBED | 5 | |||
| ABDO | 4 | |||
| ABDOMEN | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| ABEAM | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ABED | 4 | debut | ||
| ABEND | 5 | |||
| ABENDED | 7 | |||
| ABOB | 4 | |||
| ABODE | 5 | debut | ||
| ABOMA | 5 | |||
| ABOON | 5 | |||
| ADEB | 4 | |||
| ADOBE | 5 | debut | ||
| ADOBO | 5 | |||
| AMBA | 4 | |||
| AMBAN | 5 | |||
| AMBE | 4 | |||
| AMBO | 4 | |||
| AMBON | 5 | |||
| AMEBA | 5 | |||
| AMEBAE | 6 | |||
| AMEBAN | 6 | |||
| AMEBOMA | 7 | |||
| AMOEBA | 6 | debut | ||
| AMOEBAE | 7 | debut | ||
| AMOEBAEA | 8 | |||
| AMOEBAEAN | 9 | |||
| AMOEBAN | 7 | |||
| AMOEBEAN | 8 | |||
| AMOEBOMA | 8 | |||
| ANABAENA | 8 | |||
| BAAED | 5 | debut | ||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABBED | 6 | |||
| BABE | 4 | |||
| BABOO | 5 | |||
| BABOON | 6 | |||
| BADAM | 5 | |||
| BADDED | 6 | |||
| BADDEN | 6 | |||
| BADDENED | 8 | |||
| BADE | 4 | debut | ||
| BADMAN | * 6 | |||
| BADMEN | * 6 | |||
| BAMBOO | 6 | |||
| BAMBOOED | 8 | |||
| BAMMED | 6 | |||
| BANABA | 6 | |||
| BANANA | 6 | |||
| BAND | 4 | |||
| BANDA | 5 | |||
| BANDANA | 7 | |||
| BANDANAED | 9 | |||
| BANDANNA | 8 | |||
| BANDANNAED | 10 | |||
| BANDDOM | 7 | |||
| BANDED | 6 | debut | ||
| BANDO | 5 | |||
| BANDOM | 6 | |||
| BANDONEON | 9 | |||
| BANE | 4 | |||
| BANED | 5 | |||
| BANNA | 5 | |||
| BANNED | 6 | debut | ||
| BAOBAB | 6 | |||
| BAON | 4 | |||
| BEAD | 4 | debut | ||
| BEADED | 6 | debut | ||
| BEADMAN | * 7 | |||
| BEADMEN | * 7 | |||
| BEAM | 4 | |||
| BEAMED | 6 | debut | ||
| BEAN | 4 | |||
| BEANED | 6 | debut | ||
| BEANO | 5 | |||
| BEDAD | 5 | |||
| BEDAMN | 6 | |||
| BEDAMNED | 8 | |||
| BEDDED | 6 | debut | ||
| BEDE | 4 | |||
| BEDEEN | 6 | |||
| BEDEMON | 7 | |||
| BEDEMONED | 9 | |||
| BEDONE | 6 | |||
| BEEBEE | * 6 | |||
| BEEDOM | 6 | |||
| BEEN | 4 | |||
| BEENA | 5 | |||
| BEMA | 4 | |||
| BEMADDEN | 8 | |||
| BEMADDENED | 10 | |||
| BEMAN | 5 | |||
| BEMBA | 5 | |||
| BEMEAN | 6 | |||
| BEMEANED | 8 | |||
| BEMOAN | 6 | debut | ||
| BEMOANED | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| BEMOOD | 6 | |||
| BENAME | 6 | |||
| BENAMED | 7 | |||
| BENAMEE | 7 | |||
| BENBEN | 6 | |||
| BEND | 4 | debut | ||
| BENDED | 6 | |||
| BENDEE | 6 | |||
| BENE | 4 | |||
| BENNA | 5 | |||
| BENNE | 5 | |||
| BOAB | 4 | |||
| BOAE | 4 | |||
| BOAED | 5 | |||
| BOBA | 4 | |||
| BOBBE | 5 | |||
| BOBBED | 6 | debut | ||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BODABODA | 8 | |||
| BODE | 4 | debut | ||
| BODED | 5 | debut | ||
| BOMA | 4 | |||
| BOMB | 4 | |||
| BOMBA | 5 | |||
| BOMBE | 5 | |||
| BOMBED | 6 | debut | ||
| BOMBEE | 6 | |||
| BOMBO | 5 | |||
| BONA | 4 | |||
| BONBON | 6 | |||
| BOND | 4 | |||
| BONDED | 6 | debut | ||
| BONDMAN | * 7 | |||
| BONDMEN | * 7 | |||
| BONE | 4 | |||
| BONEBED | * 7 | |||
| BONED | 5 | debut | ||
| BONEDOME | * 8 | |||
| BONEEN | 6 | |||
| BONNE | 5 | |||
| BONOBO | 6 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | |||
| BOOBED | 6 | |||
| BOOBOO | 6 | |||
| BOOED | 5 | debut | ||
| BOOM | 4 | |||
| BOOMED | 6 | debut | ||
| BOON | 4 | |||
| DABAO | 5 | |||
| DABBA | 5 | |||
| DABBED | 6 | debut | ||
| DADBOD | * 6 | |||
| DAMBO | 5 | |||
| DEADBAND | * 8 | |||
| DEBOND | 6 | |||
| DEBONDED | 8 | |||
| DEBONE | 6 | debut | ||
| DEBONED | 7 | debut | ||
| DEMOB | 5 | |||
| DEMOBBED | 8 | |||
| DOAB | 4 | |||
| DOBBED | 6 | |||
| DODAB | 5 | |||
| DONABE | 6 | |||
| DOOB | 4 | |||
| DOODAB | 6 | |||
| EBBED | 5 | debut | ||
| EBENE | 5 | |||
| EBON | 4 | |||
| EMBEAM | 6 | |||
| EMBEAMED | 8 | |||
| EMBED | 5 | debut | ||
| EMBEDDED | 8 | debut | ||
| ENDAMEBA | 8 | |||
| ENDAMEBAE | 9 | |||
| ENDAMOEBA | 9 | pangram | ||
| ENDAMOEBAE | 10 | pangram | ||
| MABE | 4 | |||
| MAMBA | 5 | |||
| MAMBO | 5 | |||
| MAMBOED | 7 | debut | ||
| MANAMBA | 7 | |||
| MANBOOB | * 7 | |||
| MANBOOBED | * 9 | pangram | ||
| MANEABA | 7 | |||
| MANEB | 5 | |||
| MOAMBE | 6 | |||
| MOBAD | 5 | |||
| MOBBED | 6 | debut | ||
| MOBE | 4 | |||
| MOBED | 5 | |||
| MONOBAND | 8 | |||
| MOONBEAM | * 8 | debut | ||
| NABAM | 5 | |||
| NABAN | 5 | |||
| NABBED | 6 | debut | ||
| NABE | 4 | |||
| NABEMONO | 8 | |||
| NABMAN | * 6 | |||
| NABMEN | * 6 | |||
| NABOB | 5 | |||
| NABOOM | 6 | |||
| NAMBA | 5 | |||
| NANOBE | 6 | |||
| NANOBEAD | 8 | |||
| NANOBEAM | 8 | |||
| NANOBEE | 7 | |||
| NEBBED | 6 | |||
| NEEB | 4 | |||
| NEEMB | 5 | |||
| NOBBED | 6 | |||
| NONABANDONED | 12 | |||
| NONBAD | 6 | |||
| NONBANANA | 9 | |||
| NONBANDED | 9 | |||
| NONBOND | 7 | |||
| NONBONDED | 9 | |||
| NONBONE | 7 | |||
| NONBOOM | 7 | |||
| NONEMBEDDED | 11 | |||
| NOOB | 4 | |||
| OBAN | 4 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBEA | 4 | |||
| OBOE | 4 | |||
| ONBEAM | * 6 |
* compound(ish) word