August 18, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 18, 2020

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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 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.