August 23, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 23, 2024

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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 23, 2024 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words69
Max Points279
Pangrams2
Genius195

4 letter answers 30 words

ABETABLEBABABABEBALEBALLBATEBEATBEEPBEETBELLBELTBETABLABBLATBLOBBLOTBOATBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBOLTBOOBBOOPBOOTLOBELOBOOBOEPLEB

5 letter answers 15 words

ABATEABBOTBABELBEBOPBELLEBETELBLEATBLEEPBLOATBLOOPLABELPLEBETABLATABLETABOO

6 letter answers 17 words

ABLATEBABBLEBALLETBALLOTBAOBABBATTLEBEETLEBELATEBLOTTOBOATELBOBBLEBOOBOOBOOTEEBOTTLEOBLATEPEBBLETABLET

7 letter answers 1 word

POTABLE

8 letter answers 4 words

BEATABLEPALPABLEPEELABLETABLETOP

9 letter answers 1 word

PALATABLE

10 letter answers 1 word

APPEALABLE

Common questions

How many answers in the August 23, 2024 Spelling Bee?

69 valid answers worth 279 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 195 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are POTABLE, TABLETOP. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.