August 17, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 17, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 17, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words57
Max Points241
Pangram1
Genius169
4 letter answers 22 words
ALITANTIBAILBAITBILLBLINBLIPLAINLILTLINTNAILPAILPAINPILLPINTPITATAILTAINTALITILLTILTTINT
5 letter answers 14 words
ALIBIAPIANATILTBLINIINAPTLABIALANAIPAINTPIPITPLAINPLAITTAINTTIBIATITAN
6 letter answers 10 words
ATTAINLABIALPANINIPATINAPINATAPIPPINPLAINTPLIANTTANNINTIBIAL
7 letter answers 7 words
ATTAINTINITIALPAPILLAPINBALLPINTAILPITAPATTILAPIA
8 letter answers 3 words
BILABIALPALATIALPLANTAIN
9 letter answers 1 word
PAINTBALL
Common questions
How many answers in the August 17, 2020 Spelling Bee?
57 valid answers worth 241 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 169 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is PAINTBALL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.