August 17, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter B: January 15, 2023Center letter P: April 18, 2020
Center letter T: September 21, 2019
Center letter N: February 28, 2019
words: 240
score: 1,144 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 13
bingo: yes
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| T | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
LAPATINIB, PAINTBALL
| word | length | |||
| NATALITIAL | 10 | |||
| ANTINATAL | 9 | |||
| ANTIPAPAL | 9 | |||
| ANTIPLANT | 9 | |||
| BALANITIN | 9 | |||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| LAPATINIB | 9 | pangram | ||
| PAINTBALL | * 9 | pangram | ||
| PALILALIA | 9 | |||
| PALPITANT | 9 | |||
| PLATINIAN | 9 | |||
| TANNALBIN | 9 | |||
| TANTALIAN | 9 | |||
| ABBATIAL | 8 | |||
| ANTIPAIN | 8 | |||
| ANTIPILL | 8 | |||
| ANTITAIL | 8 | |||
| ANTITILT | 8 | |||
| ANTPIPIT | * 8 | |||
| ANTPITTA | * 8 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| BIPLANAL | 8 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| PALATIAL | 8 | |||
| PAPABILI | 8 | |||
| PAPAITAN | 8 | |||
| PATTIPAN | * 8 | |||
| PLANITIA | 8 | |||
| PLANTAIN | 8 | |||
| PTILINAL | 8 | |||
| TIBIALIA | 8 | |||
| TITANIAN | 8 | |||
| ALANTIN | 7 | |||
| ALBINAL | 7 | |||
| ANILLIN | 7 | |||
| ANTIBAN | 7 | |||
| ANTITIP | 7 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| ATTAINT | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| BABBITT | 7 | |||
| BANNIAN | 7 | |||
| BATABIL | 7 | |||
| INITIAL | 7 | |||
| INTINAL | 7 | |||
| LAPILLI | 7 | |||
| LATITAT | 7 | |||
| NABITAN | 7 | |||
| NAILBAT | * 7 | |||
| PALINAL | 7 | |||
| PALLIAL | 7 | |||
| PAPILLA | 7 | |||
| PATATIN | 7 | |||
| PINBALL | * 7 | |||
| PINTAIL | * 7 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| PITAPAT | * 7 | |||
| PLATINA | 7 | |||
| PTILINA | 7 | |||
| TAILPIN | * 7 | |||
| TALIPAT | 7 | |||
| TILAPIA | 7 | |||
| TITANIA | 7 | |||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALIPTA | 6 | |||
| ALLIIN | 6 | |||
| ANTLIA | 6 | |||
| ATTAIN | 6 | |||
| ATTILA | 6 | |||
| BABBIT | 6 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BAININ | 6 | |||
| BALIAN | 6 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BANIAN | 6 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LATTIN | 6 | |||
| LIBANT | 6 | |||
| NAIANT | 6 | |||
| NIPPIT | 6 | |||
| PAIBAN | 6 | |||
| PALLIA | 6 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PATINA | 6 | |||
| PINATA | 6 | |||
| PINNAL | 6 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | |||
| PITPAN | 6 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| PLAINT | 6 | |||
| PLATIN | 6 | |||
| PLIANT | 6 | |||
| TAIPAN | 6 | |||
| TALLIT | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TANNIA | 6 | |||
| TANNIN | 6 | |||
| TANPIT | * 6 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TIBIAL | 6 | |||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TITBIT | * 6 | |||
| TITIAN | 6 | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| AILLT | 5 | |||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| ATILT | 5 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BALTI | 5 | |||
| BANIA | 5 | |||
| BATIN | 5 | |||
| BILAT | 5 | |||
| BILIN | 5 | |||
| BINIT | 5 | |||
| BINNA | 5 | |||
| BLAIN | 5 | |||
| BLINI | 5 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| INAPT | 5 | |||
| INIAL | 5 | |||
| INNIT | 5 | |||
| INPAT | 5 | |||
| INTIL | 5 | |||
| LABIA | 5 | |||
| LANAI | 5 | |||
| LAPIN | 5 | |||
| LAPTI | 5 | |||
| LIANA | 5 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LIPIN | 5 | |||
| LITAI | 5 | |||
| NANTI | 5 | |||
| NITTA | 5 | |||
| PAILA | 5 | |||
| PAINT | 5 | |||
| PALPI | 5 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PIBAL | * 5 | |||
| PILIN | 5 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| PINTA | 5 | |||
| PIPAL | 5 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| PLAIN | 5 | |||
| PLAIT | 5 | |||
| PLITT | 5 | |||
| TABIA | 5 | |||
| TAINT | 5 | |||
| TALIN | 5 | |||
| TANIA | 5 | |||
| TANTI | 5 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TIBIA | 5 | |||
| TILIA | 5 | |||
| TINTA | 5 | |||
| TITAN | 5 | |||
| TITIN | 5 | |||
| ALIT | 4 | |||
| ALTI | 4 | |||
| ANIL | 4 | |||
| ANTI | 4 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BAIN | 4 | |||
| BAIT | 4 | |||
| BANI | 4 | |||
| BIBB | 4 | |||
| BIBI | 4 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BINT | 4 | |||
| BIPA | 4 | |||
| BIPP | 4 | |||
| BITT | 4 | |||
| BLIN | 4 | |||
| BLIP | 4 | |||
| BLIT | 4 | |||
| ILIA | 4 | |||
| INIA | 4 | |||
| INTI | 4 | |||
| IPIL | 4 | |||
| ITAL | 4 | |||
| LAIN | 4 | |||
| LAIT | 4 | |||
| LATI | 4 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINT | 4 | |||
| LIPA | 4 | |||
| NAAI | 4 | |||
| NABI | 4 | |||
| NAIB | 4 | |||
| NAIL | 4 | |||
| NAIN | 4 | |||
| NAIT | 4 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NINA | 4 | |||
| NIPA | 4 | |||
| PAIL | 4 | |||
| PAIN | 4 | |||
| PALI | 4 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAL | 4 | |||
| PIAN | 4 | |||
| PILA | 4 | |||
| PILI | 4 | |||
| PILL | 4 | |||
| PINA | 4 | |||
| PINT | 4 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PITA | 4 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PLIP | 4 | |||
| TABI | 4 | |||
| TAIL | 4 | |||
| TAIN | 4 | debut, previously disallowed, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| TAIT | 4 | |||
| TALI | 4 | |||
| TIAN | 4 | |||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 | |||
| TINA | 4 | |||
| TINT | 4 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TITI | 4 |
* compound(ish) word