September 10, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 10, 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 September 10, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points254
Pangram1
Genius178

4 letter answers 11 words

ANTIMAINMINIMINTNAANNANARAINRANIRANTTINTVAIN

5 letter answers 9 words

ANIMAAVIANMANIAMANNAMANTAMINIMTAINTTITANTRAIN

6 letter answers 12 words

AIRMANARRANTATTAINMANTRAMARINAMARTINMINIMANATANTRATTANTANNINTANTRATARTAN

7 letter answers 10 words

ATTAINTMARTIANMARTINIMINIVANNIRVANATAMARINTANTARAVARIANTVARMINTVITAMIN

8 letter answers 5 words

IRRITANTMAINTAINMARINARATRAINMANTRIMARAN

9 letter answers 1 word

INVARIANT

Common questions

How many answers in the September 10, 2020 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 254 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 178 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is VARMINT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is N. 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.