September 20, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 20, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 20, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words37
Max Points213
Pangrams4
Genius149
4 letter answers 11 words
AKINKICKKILLKILNKINGKINKLACKLANKLICKLINKNICK
5 letter answers 6 words
ALACKCLACKCLANKCLICKCLINKKNACK
6 letter answers 4 words
ALKALICAKINGINKINGLIKING
7 letter answers 10 words
INKLINGKICKINGKILLINGKILNINGKINGINGKINKINGLACKINGLICKINGLINKINGNICKING
8 letter answers 5 words
CACKLINGCLACKINGCLANKINGCLICKINGCLINKING
10 letter answers 1 word
KNICKKNACK
Common questions
How many answers in the September 20, 2020 Spelling Bee?
37 valid answers worth 213 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 149 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CACKLING, CLACKING, CLANKING, LACKING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is K. 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.