November 20, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 20, 2020

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for November 20, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words67
Max Points219
Pangram1
Genius153

4 letter answers 36 words

ALTOAMMOATOMBLOBBLOTBOATBOBABOHOBOLABOLLBOLOBOLTBOMBBOOBBOOMBOOTBOTHHALOHOBOHOLTHOOTLOAMLOBOLOLLLOOMLOOTMOATMOLLMOLTMOOTMOTHOATHTOLLTOMBTOOLTOOT

5 letter answers 16 words

ABBOTALLOTALOHAATOLLBLOATBLOOMBOOTHLOATHLOTTOMAMBOMOMMAMOOLAMOTTOTABOOTOOTHTOTAL

6 letter answers 12 words

ABLOOMBALLOTBAMBOOBAOBABBLOTTOBOOBOOBOOHOOBOTTOMHABOOBMOOLAHTATTOOTOMATO

7 letter answers 1 word

MAMMOTH

8 letter answers 1 word

MOTHBALL

9 letter answers 1 word

TOLLBOOTH

Common questions

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

67 valid answers worth 219 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 153 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is MOTHBALL. 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.