August 4, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 4, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 4, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words73
Max Points309
Pangram1
Genius216
4 letter answers 27 words
ACAIAFARAFROARCOARIAARILCALFCALLCIAOCOALCOCACOLAFAILFAIRFALLFOALFORALAICLAIRLIARLIRALOAFORALORCARAILRIALROAR
5 letter answers 21 words
AIOLIALOOFCACAOCALLACAROLCILIACIRCACOCOACORALFARROFLAILFLAIRFLORAFOCALFRAILFRIARILIACLILACLOCALLOOFAOFFAL
6 letter answers 12 words
ACACIAAFFAIRCALICOCLOACACOLLARCORRALFACIALFILIALFLORALLAICALRACIALRAFFIA
7 letter answers 7 words
AIRFOILALFALFACALORICCARIOCACOROLLAFALLOFFRAILCAR
8 letter answers 5 words
CALLALOOFARCICALFOCACCIAOFFICIALRIFFRAFF
9 letter answers 1 word
CALORIFIC
Common questions
How many answers in the August 4, 2020 Spelling Bee?
73 valid answers worth 309 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 216 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is CALORIFIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.