September 23, 2020: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 23, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 23, 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 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 September 23, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter H: August 19, 2024
Center letter Y: July 10, 2023
Center letter P: June 23, 2021

words: 250
score: 1,281 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 28
H x 22
O x 17
P x 61
R x 26
T x 91
Y x 5

4L x 75
5L x 68
6L x 41
7L x 23
8L x 9
9L x 11
10L x 16
11L x 5
12L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	tot
A	6	11	5	2	-	1	1	1	1	28
H	6	5	4	-	1	3	3	-	-	22
O	5	4	2	1	1	-	3	1	-	17
P	12	14	8	8	4	5	7	2	1	61
R	9	6	2	7	1	1	-	-	-	26
T	36	25	19	5	2	1	2	1	-	91
Y	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
tot	75	68	41	23	9	11	16	5	2	250

debut appearances	3
newly disallowed words	1	trappy

AORTOPATHY, AORTORRHAPHY, ARTHROPATHY, ATROPHY, ORTHOPATHY, PHYTOPHTHORA, THYROPATHY

word	length
AHATA	5
AORTA	5
AORTOPATHY	10	pangram
AORTORRHAPHY	12	pangram
APART	5
APATHY	6
APHTHA	6
APORT	5	disallowed elsewhere
APPARAT	7
APPARATOR	9
APPORT	6
ARHAT	5
ARTHA	5
ARTHRA	6
ARTHROPATHY	11	pangram
ARTY	4
ATAP	4
ATAR	4
ATHAR	5
ATOP	4
ATOPY	5
ATRAY	5
ATROPHY	7	perfect pangram, debut
ATTA	4
ATTAP	5
ATTAR	5
ATTRAP	6
AYAT	4
HAAT	4
HAPHTARA	8
HAPHTARAH	9
HAPHTAROT	9
HAPHTAROTH	10
HAPTOPHYTA	10
HAPTOR	6
HART	4
HATH	4
HATHA	5
HATTA	5
HATTAH	6
HATTY	5
HOOPTY	6
HOOT	4
HOOTY	5
HORTATORY	9
HOTPOT	6
HOTR	4
HOTT	4
HOTTY	5
HYPOTROPHY	10
OART	4
OATH	4
OATY	4
OOPART	6
ORATOR	6
ORATORY	7
ORTHO	5
ORTHOPATHY	10	pangram
ORTHOPHOTO	10
ORTHOTROPHY	11
ORTHOTROPY	10
OTARY	5
OTOPATHY	8
OTOPY	5
OTOY	4
OTTAR	5
OTTO	4
PARAPATRY	9
PARATHA	7	allowed elsewhere
PARATROOP	9
PAROTTA	7
PARROT	6
PARROTRY	8
PARROTY	7
PART	4
PARTAY	6
PARTY	5
PATH	4
PATHOTROPH	10
PATO	4
PATOOT	6
PATOOTY	7
PATOTARA	8
PATRAO	6
PATTY	5
PATY	4
PAYOT	5
PAYOTH	6
PHAT	4
PHOT	4
PHOTO	5
PHOTOTROPH	10
PHOTOTROPHY	11
PHOTOTROPY	10
PHOTOTYPY	9
PHRATRY	7
PHYTOPHTHORA	12	pangram
POORT	5
POOT	4
PORT	4
PORTA	5
PORTAPOTTY	10
PORTATO	7
PORTO	5
PORTRAY	7	debut
PORTY	5
POTATO	6
POTATORY	8
POTOO	5
POTOROO	7
POTT	4
POTTAH	6
POTTO	5
POTTY	5
PRAT	4
PRATA	5
PRATT	5
PRATTY	6
PRATY	5
PRATYAHARA	10
PROHAPTOR	9
PROPROTOR	9
PROTORAP	8
PROTOTROPH	10
PROTOTROPHY	11
PROTOTROPY	10
PYAT	4
PYOT	4
RAPPORT	7
RAPT	4
RAPTATORY	9
RAPTOR	6
RATA	4
RATATAT	7
RATH	4
RATO	4
RATTRAP	7
RATTY	5
RAYPATH	7
RHOPTRY	7
RHYTA	5
ROOT	4
ROOTROT	7
ROOTY	5
RORT	4
RORTY	5
ROTA	4
ROTARY	6
ROTATOR	7
ROTATORY	8
ROTO	4	disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
RYOT	4
TAHA	4
TAHAARAH	8
TAHARAH	7
TAHO	4
TAHR	4
TAPA	4
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TAPPY	5
TAPROOT	7
TARATOR	7
TARO	4
TAROT	5
TARP	4
TARPOT	6
TARRY	5
TART	4
TARTAR	6
TARTY	5
TATA	4
TATARA	6
TATARARA	8
TATH	4
TATHATA	7
TATOO	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTARARA	9
TATTOO	6
TATTY	5
TAYO	4
TAYRA	5
THAA	4
THAR	4
THARRA	6
THAT	4
THORO	5
THOTTY	6
THRAP	5
THROAT	6
THROATY	7
THYROPATHY	10	pangram
THYROTROPH	10
TOAT	4
TOATY	5
TOHO	4
TOOART	6
TOOT	4
TOOTH	5
TOOTHY	6
TOPATO	6
TOPH	4
TOPHAT	6
TOPO	4
TOPPO	5
TOPPY	5
TORA	4
TORAH	5
TORO	4
TOROTH	6
TORP	4
TORPOR	6
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORTA	5
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTARA	6
TOTO	4
TOTTY	5
TOYO	4
TRAP	4
TRAPP	5
TRAPPY	6	newly disallowed
TRATT	5
TRAY	4
TROAT	5
TROOP	5
TROPHOTROPY	11
TROPHY	6	debut
TROPO	5
TROPPO	6
TROT	4
TROTH	5
TROTRO	6
TROY	4
TRYPOT	6
TYPO	4
TYPP	4
TYPY	4
TYRO	4
YAOORT	6
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATT	4
YATTA	5

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