September 23, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 23, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 23, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words74
Max Points305
Pangram1
Genius214
4 letter answers 29 words
ARTYATOPHARTHATHHOOTOATHOATYPARTPATHPHATPORTPRATRAPTROOTROTOTAPATAROTARPTARTTHATTOOTTOROTORTTRAPTRAYTROTTROYTYPOTYRO
5 letter answers 19 words
AORTAAPARTAPORTARHATATTARHATHAPARTYPATTYPHOTOPOTTYRATTYROTORTAROTTARRYTATTYTOOTHTORAHTROOPTROTH
6 letter answers 13 words
APATHYHOTPOTORATORPARROTPOTATORAPTORROTARYTARTARTATTOOTHROATTOOTHYTORPORTROPHY
7 letter answers 10 words
APPARATATROPHYORATORYPORTRAYRAPPORTRATATATRATTRAPROTATORTAPROOTTHROATY
8 letter answers 1 word
ROTATORY
9 letter answers 2 words
HORTATORYPARATROOP
Common questions
How many answers in the September 23, 2020 Spelling Bee?
74 valid answers worth 305 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 214 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is ATROPHY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.