August 16, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 16, 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 16, 2024 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words69
Max Points297
Pangram1
Genius208

4 letter answers 23 words

ALTOARTYBLATBLOTBOATBOLTBOOTBRATLOOTOATYROOTTALLTAROTARTTOLLTOOLTOOTTOROTORTTRAYTROTTROYTYRO

5 letter answers 24 words

ABBOTABORTALLOTALTARAORTAATOLLATTARBATTYBLOATBOOTYLOTTORATTYROBOTROTORTABBYTABLATABOOTABORTALLYTAROTTARRYTATTYTOTALTROLL

6 letter answers 11 words

AORTALBALLOTBATBOYBLOTTOBRATTYORATORRATTLYROTARYTARTARTARTLYTATTOO

7 letter answers 9 words

ATTABOYLOYALTYORATORYRATATATROTATORROYALTYTALLBOYTOOLBARTOTALLY

8 letter answers 1 word

ROTATORY

10 letter answers 1 word

LABORATORY

Common questions

How many answers in the August 16, 2024 Spelling Bee?

69 valid answers worth 297 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 208 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is LABORATORY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.