August 27, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 27, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 27, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words65
Max Points279
Pangram1
Genius195
4 letter answers 23 words
ANONBLOBBLOCBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBONYBOOBBOONCLOYCOALCOCACOLACOOLLOANLOBOLOCOLOLLLOONNOOBNOONONLY
5 letter answers 19 words
ALLOYANNOYBACONBONNYBOOBYCACAOCANONCOCOACOLONCOYLYLLANOLOBBYLOCALLOONYLOYALNABOBNOBLYNYLONONLAY
6 letter answers 14 words
BABOONBAOBABBLOBBYBONBONBONOBOBOOBOOCANNONCANOLACANYONCLOACACLONALCOCOONCOLONYCOOLLY
7 letter answers 5 words
BALCONYBALLBOYBALLOONLOCALLYLOYALLY
8 letter answers 2 words
CALLALOONONLOCAL
9 letter answers 1 word
COLCANNON
10 letter answers 1 word
CANNONBALL
Common questions
How many answers in the August 27, 2020 Spelling Bee?
65 valid answers worth 279 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 195 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BALCONY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. 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.