May 20, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 20, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AB.
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 Y: September 27, 2022Center letter O: August 27, 2020
Center letter A: July 5, 2019
Center letter B: November 8, 2018
words: 229
score: 1,151 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 31
B x 46
C x 62
L x 40
N x 36
O x 9
Y x 5
4L x 59
5L x 59
6L x 48
7L x 29
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 4
11L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 31 |
| B | 11 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 46 |
| C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 62 |
| L | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 40 |
| N | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| O | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Y | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| tot | 59 | 59 | 48 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 229 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 4 | AC x 4 | AL x 19 | AN x 4 |
| ABA x 2 | ABL x 1 | ABO x 1 | |
| BA x 22 | BL x 10 | BO x 13 | BY x 1 |
| CA x 18 | CL x 10 | CO x 29 | CY x 5 |
| LA x 15 | LL x 2 | LO x 23 | |
| NA x 10 | NO x 24 | NY x 2 | |
| OB x 2 | OL x 4 | ON x 3 | |
| YA x 1 | YN x 1 | YO x 3 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
BALCONY, BALLOONACY
| word | length | |||
| ABANAL | 6 | |||
| ABANALLY | 8 | |||
| ABLY | 4 | |||
| ABOLLA | 6 | |||
| ACALYCAL | 8 | |||
| ACLONAL | 7 | |||
| ACYL | 4 | |||
| ACYLAL | 6 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALANYL | 6 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBAN | 5 | |||
| ALBANOL | 7 | |||
| ALBOLL | 6 | |||
| ALCANNA | 7 | |||
| ALCO | 4 | |||
| ALCOOL | 6 | |||
| ALCYON | 6 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLOY | 5 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ALOC | 4 | |||
| ALOLL | 5 | |||
| ALOO | 4 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANALLY | 6 | |||
| ANCONAL | 7 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | |||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABAYLAN | 8 | |||
| BABBLY | 6 | |||
| BACALAO | 7 | |||
| BACCALA | 7 | |||
| BALBOA | 6 | |||
| BALCONY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BALLAN | 6 | |||
| BALLBOY | 7 | |||
| BALLCLAY | 8 | |||
| BALLON | 6 | |||
| BALLOON | 7 | |||
| BALLOONACY | 10 | pangram | ||
| BALLOONY | 8 | |||
| BALLY | 5 | |||
| BALOO | 5 | |||
| BANAL | 5 | |||
| BANALLY | 7 | |||
| BANCAL | 6 | |||
| BANYALLA | 8 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLABBY | 6 | |||
| BLANC | 5 | |||
| BLANCO | 6 | |||
| BLAY | 4 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOBBY | 6 | |||
| BLOC | 4 | |||
| BLOLLY | 6 | |||
| BOBBLY | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BOCAL | 5 | |||
| BOLA | 4 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOLON | 5 | |||
| BOOBYALLA | 9 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOOLY | 5 | |||
| BOYLA | 5 | |||
| BOYLY | 5 | |||
| BYLYNA | 6 | |||
| CABAL | 5 | |||
| CABALA | 6 | |||
| CABBALA | 7 | |||
| CABOCLO | 7 | |||
| CALABA | 6 | |||
| CALABAN | 7 | |||
| CALALOO | 7 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CALLALOO | 8 | |||
| CALLBOY | 7 | |||
| CALLOO | 6 | |||
| CALO | 4 | |||
| CALYON | 6 | |||
| CANAL | 5 | |||
| CANNOLO | 7 | |||
| CANNONBALL | 10 | |||
| CANOLA | 6 | |||
| CLAN | 4 | |||
| CLANCY | 6 | |||
| CLANNY | 6 | |||
| CLAY | 4 | |||
| CLOACA | 6 | |||
| CLOACAL | 7 | |||
| CLOACALLY | 9 | |||
| CLONAL | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CLONALLY | 8 | |||
| CLOY | 4 | |||
| COAL | 4 | |||
| COALA | 5 | |||
| COALBALL | 8 | |||
| COALLY | 6 | |||
| COALY | 5 | |||
| COBBLY | 6 | |||
| COCAL | 5 | |||
| COCCAL | 6 | |||
| COCOBOLA | 8 | |||
| COCOBOLO | 8 | |||
| COLA | 4 | |||
| COLCANNON | 9 | |||
| COLL | 4 | |||
| COLLA | 5 | |||
| COLLAB | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| COLLABO | 7 | |||
| COLLOCAL | 8 | |||
| COLLY | 5 | |||
| COLO | 4 | |||
| COLOANAL | 8 | |||
| COLOCOLO | 8 | |||
| COLON | 5 | |||
| COLONY | 6 | |||
| COLY | 4 | |||
| CONAL | 5 | |||
| COOL | 4 | |||
| COOLLY | 6 | |||
| COYLY | 5 | |||
| COYOL | 5 | |||
| CYANOL | 6 | |||
| CYCLO | 5 | |||
| CYCLOALLYL | 10 | |||
| CYCLOL | 6 | |||
| CYLCON | 6 | |||
| LABANA | 6 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LABNA | 5 | |||
| LACY | 4 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LALO | 4 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LAOYA | 5 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LAYAN | 5 | |||
| LAYBY | 5 | |||
| LAYN | 4 | |||
| LLANO | 5 | |||
| LLYN | 4 | |||
| LOAN | 4 | |||
| LOBAL | 5 | |||
| LOBBY | 5 | |||
| LOBLOLLY | 8 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOBOLA | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| LOCA | 4 | |||
| LOCAL | 5 | |||
| LOCALLY | 7 | |||
| LOCAO | 5 | |||
| LOCO | 4 | |||
| LOCON | 5 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOLLY | 5 | |||
| LONA | 4 | |||
| LONCO | 5 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOBY | 5 | |||
| LOON | 4 | |||
| LOONY | 5 | |||
| LOYAL | 5 | |||
| LOYALLY | 7 | |||
| NABAL | 5 | |||
| NABLA | 5 | |||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NANOALLOY | 9 | |||
| NANOBALL | 8 | |||
| NANOBALLOON | 11 | |||
| NANOCANAL | 9 | |||
| NANOCLAY | 8 | |||
| NOBBLY | 6 | |||
| NOBLY | 5 | |||
| NOLA | 4 | |||
| NOLL | 4 | |||
| NOLO | 4 | |||
| NONALLOY | 8 | |||
| NONALLY | 7 | |||
| NONANAL | 7 | |||
| NONANOL | 7 | |||
| NONANOYL | 8 | |||
| NONBALL | 7 | |||
| NONBLOC | 7 | |||
| NONCALL | 7 | |||
| NONCANAL | 8 | |||
| NONCLAY | 7 | |||
| NONCLONAL | 9 | |||
| NONCLONALLY | 11 | |||
| NONCOAL | 7 | |||
| NONCOLA | 7 | |||
| NONLAB | 6 | |||
| NONLOCAL | 8 | |||
| NONLOCALLY | 10 | |||
| NONLOYAL | 8 | |||
| NONYL | 5 | |||
| NYALA | 5 | |||
| NYLON | 5 | |||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| OLAY | 4 | |||
| OLLA | 4 | |||
| OLLAY | 5 | |||
| OLONA | 5 | |||
| ONLAY | 5 | |||
| ONLOAN | 6 | |||
| ONLY | 4 | |||
| YACAL | 5 | |||
| YNOL | 4 | |||
| YOAL | 4 | |||
| YOLA | 4 | |||
| YOLO | 4 |