August 18, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 18, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 18, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words63
Max Points226
Pangram1
Genius158
4 letter answers 31 words
ABLEALOEANALBALEBALKBALLBELLBLABBLOBBOLABOLLBOLOELANKALEKEELKOLALAKELANELANKLEAKLEANLEEKLOANLOBELOBOLOLLLONELOOKLOONNOELOLEO
5 letter answers 16 words
ALONEANKLEANNALBABELBANALBELLEBLANKBLEAKBLOKEKNEELKNELLKNOLLKOALALABELLLANONOBLE
6 letter answers 9 words
ALKANEALKENEALLELEANNEALBABBLEBALEENBOBBLEENABLEKENNEL
7 letter answers 3 words
ABALONEBALLOONENNOBLE
8 letter answers 3 words
BANKABLEBEANBALLLOANABLE
9 letter answers 1 word
ANKLEBONE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 18, 2020 Spelling Bee?
63 valid answers worth 226 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 158 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is ANKLEBONE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.