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August 27, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 27, 2020, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter OABCLNY
Spelling Bee for August 27, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter Y: September 27, 2022
Center letter L: May 20, 2020
Center letter A: July 5, 2019
Center letter B: November 8, 2018

words: 252
score: 1,222 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 23
B x 59
C x 72
L x 26
N x 46
O x 14
Y x 12

4L x 69
5L x 74
6L x 48
7L x 28
8L x 20
9L x 7
10L x 4
11L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 6 7 7 3 - - - - 23
B 16 18 16 5 2 1 1 - 59
C 15 18 20 7 8 2 2 - 72
L 9 12 2 2 1 - - - 26
N 7 11 2 11 8 4 1 2 46
O 8 5 1 - - - - - 14
Y 8 3 - - 1 - - - 12
tot 69 74 48 28 20 7 4 2 252

BALCONY, BALLOONACY

word       length      
NANOBALLOON 11
NONCLONALLY 11
BALLOONACY 10 pangram
CANNONBALL 10
CYCLOALLYL 10
NONLOCALLY 10
BOOBYALLA 9
CLOACALLY 9
COLCANNON 9
NANOALLOY 9
NANOCANAL 9
NONBANANA 9
NONCLONAL 9
BALLOONY 8
BONNACON 8
CALLALOO 8
CLONALLY 8
COALBALL 8
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8
COLLOCAL 8
COLOANAL 8
COLOCOLO 8
LOBLOLLY 8 allowed elsewhere
NANOBALL 8
NANOCLAY 8
NONALLOY 8
NONANOYL 8
NONCANAL 8
NONCOCOA 8
NONLOCAL 8
NONLOYAL 8
YANACONA 8
ACLONAL 7
ALBANOL 7
ANCONAL 7
BACALAO 7
BALCONY 7 perfect pangram
BALLBOY 7
BALLOON 7
BONACON 7
CABOCLO 7
CALALOO 7
CALLBOY 7
CANNOLO 7
CLOACAL 7
COLLABO 7
COONCAN 7
LOCALLY 7
LOYALLY 7
NONALLY 7
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONBABY 7
NONBALL 7
NONBLOC 7
NONBONY 7
NONCALL 7
NONCLAY 7
NONCOAL 7
NONCOLA 7
ABOLLA 6
ALBOLL 6
ALCOOL 6
ALCYON 6
ANCONA 6
ANCONY 6
ANNONA 6
BABACO 6
BABOON 6
BACCOO 6
BACONY 6
BALBOA 6
BALLON 6
BAOBAB 6
BLANCO 6
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BONBON 6
BONOBO 6
BOOBOO 6
BOOCOO 6
CACOON 6
CALLOO 6
CALYON 6
CANNON 6
CANOLA 6
CANYON 6
CLOACA 6
CLONAL 6 disallowed elsewhere
COALLY 6
COBBLY 6
COCCAL 6
COCONA 6
COCOON 6
COLLAB 6 allowed elsewhere
COLONY 6
COOCOO 6
COOLLY 6
CYANOL 6
CYCLOL 6
CYLCON 6
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
NOBBLY 6
NONLAB 6
ONLOAN 6
ABOON 5
ALLOY 5
ALOLL 5
ANCON 5
ANNOY 5
ANONA 5
ANYON 5
BABOO 5
BACON 5
BACOO 5
BALOO 5
BANCO 5
BOABY 5
BOBAC 5
BOBBY 5
BOBOL 5
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOLON 5
BONNY 5
BOOBY 5
BOOLY 5
BOOYA 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
CACAO 5
CANON 5
CAOBA 5
CCOYA 5
COALA 5
COALY 5
COBBY 5
COCAL 5
COCOA 5
COLLA 5
COLLY 5
COLON 5
CONAL 5
CONNY 5
COYLY 5
COYOL 5
CYANO 5
CYCLO 5
LAOYA 5
LLANO 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOCAL 5
LOCAO 5
LOCON 5
LOLLY 5
LONCO 5
LOOBY 5
LOONY 5
LOYAL 5
NABOB 5
NOBBY 5
NOBLY 5
NONCY 5
NONNA 5
NONNO 5
NONNY 5
NONYL 5
NOOBY 5
NOYAN 5
NYLON 5
OBOLO 5
OLLAY 5
OLONA 5
ONLAY 5
ONYON 5
YABBO 5
YACON 5
YOBBO 5
ABOB 4
ALCO 4
ALOC 4
ALOO 4
ANOA 4
ANON 4
BAON 4
BLOB 4
BLOC 4
BOAB 4
BOBA 4
BOBO 4
BOCA 4
BOLA 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BONA 4
BONY 4
BOOB 4
BOOL 4
BOON 4
BOYO 4
CALO 4
CAYO 4
CLOY 4
COAL 4
COBB 4
COCA 4
COCO 4
COLA 4
COLL 4
COLO 4
COLY 4
CONN 4
CONY 4
COOL 4
COYA 4
LALO 4
LOAN 4
LOBO 4
LOCA 4
LOCO 4
LOLL 4
LONA 4
LOOB 4
LOON 4
NANO 4
NOLA 4
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONO 4
NOOB 4
NOON 4
OBAN 4
OBBO 4
OBOL 4
OCCY 4
OLAY 4
OLLA 4
ONLY 4
OOAA 4
YANO 4
YAYO 4
YNOL 4
YOAL 4
YOBO 4
YOLA 4
YOLO 4
YOYO 4

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