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August 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 2020, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter OABELPT
Spelling Bee for August 12, 2020

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Center letter B: August 23, 2024

words: 181
score: 1,204 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 3 AL x 8 AP x 6 AT x 2
BA x 11 BE x 9 BL x 4 BO x 27
BAB x 1 BAL x 7 BAO x 1 BAT x 2
EE x 2 EL x 2 EP x 3
LA x 2 LE x 1 LO x 15
OB x 4 OL x 2 OP x 3
PA x 14 PE x 6 PL x 4 PO x 23
TA x 10 TE x 5 TO x 15

cmp 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 1 - - - - 1
B - 1 1 1 2 5
E 1 1 - - - 2
L 1 1 - - - 2
P 2 - 1 1 - 4
T 1 1 4 - - 6
tot 6 4 6 2 2 20

debut appearances 6

BOATPEOPLE, PLOTTABLE, POLEBOAT, POTABLE, POTTABLE, TABLETOP

word       length      
ABBOT 5
ABOLLA 6
ABOLLAE 7
ALBOLL 6
ALEPOT * 6
ALLOALLELE 10
ALLOT 5
ALLOTOPE 8
ALLOTTABLE 10
ALLOTTEE 8
ALOLL 5
APOLLO 6 disallowed elsewhere
APOOP 5
APOTELE 7
APOTOPE 7
APTATOPE 8
APTOTE 6
ATOLE 5
ATOLL 5
BABOO 5
BALBOA 6
BALLOT 6
BALLOTABLE 10
BALLOTTABLE 11
BALLOTTE 8
BALOO 5
BALOT 5
BAOBAB 6
BATABOB 7
BATPOOP * 7
BEBLOT 6
BEBOP 5
BELLO 5
BELLPEOPLE * 10
BELOTE 6
BELOTTE 7
BELTLOOP * 8
BETOL 5
BETOP 5
BLOAT 5
BLOOP 5
BLOTTABLE 9
BLOTTO 6
BOATABLE 8
BOATEL 6 debut
BOATLET 7
BOATPEOPLE * 10 pangram
BOBBE 5
BOBBLE 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBET 5
BOBLET 6
BOBOL 5
BOBOLEE 7
BOLETATE 8
BOLETE 6
BOLTABLE 8
BOLTEL 6
BOOABLE 7
BOOBOO 6
BOOTABLE 8
BOOTEE 6
BOOTLE 6
BOPEEP 6
BOTEL 5
BOTETE 6
BOTTLE 6
BOTTLEABLE 10
BOTTLETOP * 9
BOTTLO 6
EELBOAT * 7
EELPOT * 6
ELOPE 5
ELOTE 5
EPOPEA 6
EPOPEE 6
EPOPT 5
LABETALOL 9
LAPTOP * 6
LEPTO 5
LOBAL 5
LOBATE 6
LOBELET 7
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOLLOP 6
LOLOT 5
LOOPABLE 8
LOOPLET 7
LOOPTOP * 7
LOOTABLE 8
LOPPET 6
LOTTA 5
LOTTE 5
LOTTO 5
OBLATA 6
OBLATE 6 debut
OBOLE 5
OBOLO 5
OLEATE 6
OLPAE 5
OPELET 6
OPEPE 5
OPTATE 6
PALEO 5 allowed elsewhere
PALEOLA 7
PALEOLAE 8
PALEOPOLE 9
PALETOT 7
PALOLO 6
PAOLO 5
PAOPAO 6
PAPABOT 7
PAPABOTE 8
PAPABOTTE 9
PATOLA 6
PATOLE 6
PATOOT 6
PEELOO 6
PEEPOT * 6
PELOTA 6
PEOPLE 6
PETAOP 6
PETTO 5
PLOAT 5
PLOOP 5
PLOTLET 7
PLOTTABLE 9 pangram
POETE 5
POETETTE 8
POLAO 5
POLEBOAT * 8 pangram
POLLABLE 8
POLLEE 6
POOLABLE 8
POOPOO 6
POOTLE 6
POPOLO 6
POPPA 5
POPPABLE 8
POPPET 6
POPPLE 6
POTABLE 7 perfect pangram, debut
POTALE * 6
POTATO 6
POTELOT 7
POTOO 5
POTTABLE 8 pangram
POTTLE 6
POTTLEPOT * 9
POTTO 5
TABLETOP * 8 pangram, debut
TABOO 5
TALBOT 6
TALLOT 6
TAPALO 6
TAPAO 5
TATOO 5
TATTOO 6
TATTOOABLE 10
TATTOOEE 8
TEABOO 6
TEAPOT * 6 debut
TEETOTAL * 8 debut
TELOP 5
TEPPO 5
TOEPLATE * 8
TOETOE 6
TOLLABLE 8
TOOLBELT * 8
TOOTLE 6
TOPATO 6
TOPBOOT * 7
TOPEE 5
TOPEPO 6
TOPPLE 6
TOPPO 5
TOTABLE 7
TOTAL 5
TOTOABA 7
TOTTLE 6

* compound(ish) word

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