August 16, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 16, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 16, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words52
Max Points225
Pangram1
Genius158
4 letter answers 19 words
ACAIANALCALFCALLCAULCLANFAILFALLFAUNFLANLAICLAINLUAULUNANAANNAIFNAILNANAULNA
5 letter answers 12 words
ANNALANNULCALLACANALCANNACILIAFAUNAFINALFLAILILIACLANAILILAC
6 letter answers 14 words
ACACIAANNUALANNULICANCANCANFULFACIALFANFICFAUNALFILIALFINIALLACUNALAICALLUNULANIACIN
7 letter answers 3 words
ALFALFACALCULICANNULA
8 letter answers 2 words
CLINICALFANCIFUL
9 letter answers 2 words
CLINICIANFINANCIAL
Common questions
How many answers in the August 16, 2020 Spelling Bee?
52 valid answers worth 225 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 158 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is FANCIFUL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.