August 22, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 22, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 22, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words31
Max Points138
Pangram1
Genius97
4 letter answers 11 words
BEETBOOTBYTECOOTCOTEDEBTDOTETEEDTOEDTOOTTOTE
5 letter answers 8 words
BOOTYDOTEDDOTTYOCTETTEDDYTODDYTOTEDTOYED
6 letter answers 8 words
BOOTEDBOOTEECOYOTEDECOCTDETECTDOTTEDOOCYTETOOTED
7 letter answers 1 word
BOYCOTT
8 letter answers 2 words
DECOCTEDDETECTED
9 letter answers 1 word
BOYCOTTED
Common questions
How many answers in the August 22, 2020 Spelling Bee?
31 valid answers worth 138 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 97 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BOYCOTTED. 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.