August 12, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 12, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 12, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words69
Max Points242
Pangrams2
Genius169
4 letter answers 36 words
ALOEALTOATOPBLOBBLOTBOATBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBOLTBOOBBOOTLOBELOBOLOLLLOOPLOOTLOPEOBOEOLEOOPALPLOPPLOTPOETPOLEPOLLPOLOPOOLPOOPPOPETOLLTOOLTOOTTOPETOTE
5 letter answers 11 words
ABBOTALLOTATOLLBEBOPBLOATBLOOPELOPELOTTOPOPPATABOOTOTAL
6 letter answers 19 words
APOLLOBALLOTBAOBABBLOTTOBOATELBOBBLEBOOBOOBOOTEEBOTTLELAPTOPLOLLOPOBLATEPEOPLEPOPPETPOTATOTATTOOTEAPOTTOOTLETOPPLE
7 letter answers 1 word
POTABLE
8 letter answers 2 words
TABLETOPTEETOTAL
Common questions
How many answers in the August 12, 2020 Spelling Bee?
69 valid answers worth 242 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 169 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are POTABLE, TABLETOP. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. 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.