September 16, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 16, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 16, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words49
Max Points189
Pangram1
Genius132
4 letter answers 23 words
ALTODOLLDOLTFALLFLATFLAWFLOWFOALFOLDFOOLFOWLLOADLOAFLOFTLOLLLOOTTALLTOLDTOLLTOOLWALLWOLFWOOL
5 letter answers 12 words
ALLOTALLOWALOFTALOOFATOLLFATALFLOATFLOODLOOFALOTTOOFFALTOTAL
6 letter answers 5 words
AFLOATFALLOWFOLLOWTALLOWWALLOW
7 letter answers 4 words
ALFALFAFALLOFFOFFLOADTWOFOLD
8 letter answers 4 words
DATAFLOWFLATFOOTFOOTFALLFOOTWALL
9 letter answers 1 word
FLOODWALL
Common questions
How many answers in the September 16, 2020 Spelling Bee?
49 valid answers worth 189 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 132 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is DATAFLOW. 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.