August 12, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

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.

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Instructions

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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
plurals: 6
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
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
PEE x 2	PEL x 1	PEO x 1	PET x 2
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

plu	5	6	7	8	10	tot
A	-	-	1	-	-	1
B	-	-	-	-	2	2
O	1	-	-	-	-	1
P	-	1	-	1	-	2
tot	1	1	1	1	2	6

BOATPEOPLE, PLOTTABLE, POLEBOAT, POTABLE, POTTABLE, TABLETOP

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

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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