July 20, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 20, 2020

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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 July 20, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points148
Pangrams2
Genius104

4 letter answers 14 words

AUNTCAULCULLCULTLUAULULLLULULUNANULLTAUTTUNATUTUULNAUNIT

5 letter answers 7 words

ANNULTAUNTTUNICTUTTIUNCUTUNLITUNTIL

6 letter answers 7 words

ACTUALANNUALANNULICULTICINTUITLACUNALUNULA

7 letter answers 5 words

CALCULICANNULALUNATICNAUTILITACTUAL

8 letter answers 1 word

NAUTICAL

Common questions

How many answers in the July 20, 2020 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 148 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 104 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are LUNATIC, NAUTICAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is U. 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.