December 15, 2019: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 15, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 15, 2019, 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 redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for December 15, 2019

Related puzzles

Center letter P: February 23, 2023
Center letter Y: May 1, 2021
Center letter M: May 25, 2018

words: 261
score: 1,228 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
plurals: 10
bingo: yes

A x 47
E x 13
M x 60
N x 28
P x 53
T x 43
Y x 17

4L x 72
5L x 77
6L x 56
7L x 34
8L x 15
9L x 7

	4	5	6	7	8	9	tot
A	14	13	8	7	4	1	47
E	2	4	-	5	-	2	13
M	13	19	15	8	4	1	60
N	11	8	8	-	1	-	28
P	11	15	12	10	3	2	53
T	13	10	12	4	3	1	43
Y	8	8	1	-	-	-	17
tot	72	77	56	34	15	7	261

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	5	6	7	8	tot
A	1	1	-	1	3
M	1	2	1	-	4
P	-	2	1	-	3
tot	2	5	2	1	10

PAYMENT, TYMPANATE

word	length
ANTENNATE	9
EMPYEMATA	9
ENNEATYPE	9
MATAMATAM	9
PENNYANTE	9
PENTETATE	9
TYMPANATE	9	pangram
ANTENNAE	^† 8
ANTETYPE	8
APPETENT	8
ATTENTAT	8
MANYATTA	8
MATAMATA	8
METATYPE	8
METATYPY	8
NAMETAPE	8
PATENTEE	8
PATTYPAN	8
PENTAENE	8
TEAMMATE	8
TENTMATE	8
TEPETATE	8
AMANATY	7
ANAPNEA	7
ANATMAN	7
ANTENNA	7
ATTAMAN	7
ATTEMPT	7
AYAPANA	7
EMANANT	7	disallowed elsewhere
EMANATA	7
EMANATE	7
EMPYEMA	7
ENEMATA	7
MAMMATE	7
MANATEE	7
MANTAPA	7
MANYATA	7
MATAPEE	7
MEATMAN	7
MEATMEN	^† 7
METANYM	7
PAMPEAN	7
PAYMENT	7	perfect pangram
PEATMAN	7
PEATMEN	^† 7
PENNAME	7
PENNANT	7
PENNATE	7
PENTANE	7
PENTATE	7
PETEMAN	7
TANNATE	7
TMEMATA	7
TYMPANA	7
TYMPANY	7
AMENTA	6
ANANYM	6
ANATTA	6
ANNATE	6
APEMAN	6
APEMEN	^† 6
ATAMAN	6
AYEAYE	6
MAMMAE	^† 6
MAMMEE	6
MAMMET	6
MAMMEY	6
MANANA	6
MANEEN	6
MANENT	6
MANNAN	6
MANYAT	6
MAPPEN	6
MATMAN	6
MATMEN	^† 6
MAYTEN	6
METATE	6
METEPA	6
NAMMET	6
NANNAN	6
NANTEE	6
NANTEN	6
NATANT	6
NEATEN	6
NEPETA	6
NETMAN	6
PAEPAE	6
PANAMA	6
PANMAN	6
PANMEN	^† 6
PAPAYA	6
PATENA	6
PATENT	6
PATTEE	6
PATTEN	6
PENMAN	6
PENNAE	^† 6
PETNAP	6
TAMPAN	6
TANYAN	6
TAPETA	6
TAPPEE	6
TAPPEN	6
TAPPET	6
TEETAN	6
TENANT	6
TENATE	6
TEPPAN	6
TETANY	6
TYMPAN	6
YAMPEE	6
AETAT	5
AMATE	5
AMENE	5
AMENT	5
ANANA	5
ANENT	5
ANNET	5
ANTAE	^† 5
ANTEM	5
APNEA	5
APPAM	5
ATMAN	5
ATTAP	5
EATEN	5
ENATE	5	disallowed elsewhere
ENEMA	5
ETYMA	5	disallowed elsewhere
MAMEY	5
MAMMA	5
MAMPY	5
MANAT	5
MANET	5
MANNA	5
MANNY	5
MANTA	5
MANTY	5
MATEY	5
MATTA	5
MATTE	5
MATTY	5
MEANT	5
MEANY	5
MEATY	5
MENAT	5
MENTA	5
METAE	^† 5
NANNA	5
NANNY	5
NANTY	5
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
NATTY	5
NATYA	5
NEAPY	5
PAEAN	5
PAMPA	5
PANNE	5
PANTY	5
PANYA	5
PAPPY	5
PATEN	5
PATTE	5
PATTY	5
PAYAM	5
PAYEE	5
PEATY	5
PENAM	5
PENNA	5
PETTA	5
TAMMY	5
TANNA	5
TANTY	5
TANYA	5
TAPPA	5
TAPPY	5
TATEE	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TMEMA	5
YAMEN	5
YAMPA	5
YAMPE	5
YAMPY	5
YAPAN	5
YAPPY	5
YATTA	5
YENTA	5
AETT	4
AMAE	4
AMEN	4
AMMA	4
ANAN	4
ANET	4
ANNA	4
ANTA	4
ANTE	4
ANTY	4
APPY	4
ATAP	4
ATTA	4
AYAT	4
EMMA	4
ETNA	4
MAAT	4
MAMA	4
MANA	4
MANE	4
MANY	4
MATE	4
MATT	4
MATY	4
MAYA	4
MEAN	4
MEAT	4
META	4
MYNA	4
NAAM	4
NAAN	4
NAAT	4
NAME	4
NANA	4
NAPA	4
NAPE	4
NEAM	4
NEAP	4
NEAT	4
NETA	4
PAAN	4
PANE	4
PANT	4
PAPA	4
PAPE	4
PATE	4
PATY	4
PAYA	4
PEAN	4
PEAT	4
PYAT	4
TAAN	4
TAME	4
TAMP	4
TANA	4
TANE	4
TAPA	4
TAPE	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TEAM	4
TEAT	4
TEPA	4
TYAN	4
YAMP	4
YANA	4
YAPP	4
YATE	4
YATT	4
YAYA	4
YEAN	4	disallowed elsewhere
YEAT	4

† plural noun

AE x 2	AM x 8	AN x 20	AP x 6	AT x 8	AY x 3
EA x 1	EM x 6	EN x 4	ET x 2
MA x 43	ME x 16	MY x 1
NA x 20	NE x 8
PA x 32	PE x 20	PY x 1
TA x 25	TE x 11	TM x 2	TY x 5
YA x 14	YE x 3

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