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February 12, 2020 | Expanded 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.


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center letter TABDORY
Spelling Bee for February 12, 2020

words: 177
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

A x 20
B x 35
D x 21
O x 8
R x 25
T x 63
Y x 5

4L x 61
5L x 57
6L x 31
7L x 17
8L x 6
9L x 5

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 5 8 1 3 1 2 20
B 9 8 10 4 3 1 35
D 8 6 4 2 - 1 21
O 4 2 1 1 - - 8
R 7 9 3 5 1 - 25
T 27 21 11 2 1 1 63
Y 1 3 1 - - - 5
tot 61 57 31 17 6 5 177

cmp 4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A - - - - 1 - 1
B - - 2 1 1 1 5
D - - 1 1 - 1 3
R - - - 2 - - 2
T 1 1 2 - - - 4
tot 1 1 5 4 2 2 15

debut appearances 1

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

* compound(ish) word

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