August 5, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 5, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 5, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points190
Pangram1
Genius133
4 letter answers 28 words
ABLEALOEBALEBALLBALMBELLBLABBLAMBLOBBOLABOLLBOLOLAMALAMBLAMELAZELOAMLOBELOBOLOLLLOOMMALEMALLMEALMOLEMOLLOLEOZEAL
5 letter answers 12 words
AMBLEBABELBELLEBEZELBLAMEBLAZEBLOOMLABELLEMMALLAMAMELEEMOOLA
6 letter answers 9 words
ABLAZEABLOOMALLELEAZALEABABBLEBOBBLEEMBALMEMBLEMMAMMAL
7 letter answers 1 word
LAMELLA
8 letter answers 2 words
EMBEZZLELAMELLAE
9 letter answers 2 words
BAMBOOZLEMALLEABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 5, 2020 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 190 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 133 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BAMBOOZLE. 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.