September 7, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 7, 2020

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 7, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points139
Pangrams2
Genius97

4 letter answers 25 words

ABUTALITBABABAHTBAILBAITBALLBATHBLABBLAHBLATHAILHALLHALTHATHHAULHULALATHLUAUTAILTALITALLTAUTTHATTUBA

5 letter answers 9 words

ALIBIATILTBUBBAHABITHALALHATHALABIATABLATIBIA

6 letter answers 3 words

HIATALLABIALTIBIAL

7 letter answers 3 words

BATHTUBHABITATHALIBUT

8 letter answers 2 words

BILABIALHABITUAL

Common questions

How many answers in the September 7, 2020 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 139 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 97 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are HABITUAL, HALIBUT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.