February 12, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

February 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 12, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for February 12, 2020

words: 177
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	5	tot
A	-	1	1
D	1	-	1
tot	1	1	2

debut appearances

BOATYARD

word	length
ABATOR	6
ABBOT	5
ABBOTRY	7
ABORT	5
ADAT	4
ADBOT	5
ADORATORY	9
ADYTA	^† 5
AORTA	5
ARATDAR	7
ARBORATOR	9
ARTAB	5
ARTBOARD	8
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATRAY	5
ATTA	4
ATTABOY	7	allowed elsewhere
ATTAR	5
AYAT	4
BARAAT	6
BARBAT	6
BAROTO	6
BARRATOR	8
BARRATRY	8
BARYTA	6
BATA	4
BATAB	5
BATABOB	7
BATARD	6
BATATA	6
BATBOY	6
BATOORA	7
BATT	4
BATTA	5
BATTY	5
BOART	5
BOAT	4
BOATY	5
BOATYARD	8	pangram, debut
BOORT	5
BOOT	4
BOOTBOARD	9
BOOTBOY	7
BOOTY	5
BORATO	6
BORATTO	7
BORT	4
BOTA	4
BOTO	4
BOTT	4
BOTTY	5
BOYTOY	6
BRAT	4
BRATTY	6
DART	4
DARTBOARD	9
DATA	^† 4
DATARY	6
DATO	4
DATTO	5
DAYBOAT	7
DOAT	4
DODDART	7
DOOT	4
DOOTY	5
DORT	4
DORTY	5
DOTAR	5
DOTARA	6
DOTARD	6
DOTTY	5
DOTY	4
DRAT	4
DROTT	5
DRYROT	6
OART	4
OATY	4
ORATOR	6
ORATORY	7
OTARY	5
OTOY	4
OTTAR	5
OTTO	4
RABAT	5
RABATO	6
RABOT	5
RATA	4
RATATAT	7
RATO	4
RATTY	5
ROBATA	6
ROBOT	5
ROBOTRY	7
ROOT	4
ROOTROT	7
ROOTY	5
RORT	4
RORTY	5
ROTA	4
ROTAROD	7
ROTARY	6
ROTATOR	7
ROTATORY	8
ROTO	4	disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
RYBAT	5
RYOT	4
TAARAB	6
TABARD	6
TABBY	5
TABOO	5
TABOR	5
TADA	4
TARADA	6
TARATOR	7
TARBOY	6
TARD	4
TARDO	5
TARDY	5
TARO	4
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TART	4
TARTAR	6
TARTY	5
TATA	4
TATARA	6
TATARARA	8
TATOO	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTARARA	9
TATTOO	6
TATTY	5
TAYO	4
TAYRA	5
TOAD	4
TOADY	5
TOAT	4
TOATY	5
TOBRA	5
TOBY	4
TODAY	5
TODDY	5
TODO	4
TODY	4
TOOART	6
TOOT	4
TORA	4
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORTA	5
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTARA	6
TOTO	4
TOTOABA	7
TOTTY	5
TOYBOY	6
TOYO	4
TRAD	4
TRATT	5
TRAY	4
TROAT	5
TROD	4
TROT	4
TROTRO	6
TROY	4
TYRO	4
YAOORT	6
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATT	4
YATTA	5

† plural noun

AB x 4	AD x 4	AO x 1	AR x 5	AT x 5	AY x 1
BA x 16	BO x 17	BR x 2
DA x 7	DO x 11	DR x 3
OA x 2	OR x 2	OT x 4
RA x 7	RO x 16	RY x 2
TA x 29	TO x 25	TR x 8	TY x 1
YA x 5

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