August 11, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 11, 2024

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 11, 2024 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words47
Max Points204
Pangrams2
Genius143

4 letter answers 20 words

BABABACKBALKBALLBLABBLATBLOBBLOCBLOTBOATBOBABOCKBOLABOLLBOLOBOLTBOOBBOOKBOOTLOBO

5 letter answers 10 words

ABACKABBOTBABKABLACKBLOATBLOCKCABALKABOBTABLATABOO

6 letter answers 8 words

BALLOTBAOBABBLOTTOBOBCATBOOBOOCABALACOBALTCOLLAB

7 letter answers 2 words

BACKLOTTOBACCO

8 letter answers 5 words

BACKTALKBALLCOCKCALLBACKCOOKBOOKLOOKBOOK

9 letter answers 2 words

BLACKBALLBOOTBLACK

Common questions

How many answers in the August 11, 2024 Spelling Bee?

47 valid answers worth 204 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 143 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BACKLOT, BOOTBLACK. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.