August 20, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 20, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 20, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words55
Max Points252
Pangram1
Genius176
4 letter answers 19 words
BELLBLEDBLUEBULBBULLDELLDUELDULLHEELHELDHELLHELMHULLLUBELULLLULUMELDMULEMULL
5 letter answers 5 words
BELLEBLEEDELUDELUBEDMELEE
6 letter answers 20 words
BEHELDBELLEDBUBBLEBUMBLEDELUDEDUELEDDULLEDELUDEDEMBLEMHEELEDHELMEDHUDDLEHULLEDHUMBLELULLEDMEDDLEMELDEDMUDDLEMULLEDMUMBLE
7 letter answers 8 words
BUBBLEDBUMBLEDDELUDEDHUDDLEDHUMBLEDMEDDLEDMUDDLEDMUMBLED
8 letter answers 2 words
BLUEBELLDUMBBELL
9 letter answers 1 word
BUMBLEBEE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 20, 2020 Spelling Bee?
55 valid answers worth 252 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 176 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is HUMBLED. 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.