September 23, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 23, 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 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.