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August 12, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LE.


Instructions

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center letter OABELPT
Spelling Bee for August 12, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter B: August 23, 2024

words: 267
score: 1,290 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
bingo: yes

A x 26
B x 75
E x 7
L x 28
O x 21
P x 66
T x 44

4L x 86
5L x 50
6L x 69
7L x 22
8L x 25
9L x 7
10L x 7
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 7 6 5 3 3 - 2 - 26
B 24 13 19 6 6 2 4 1 75
E - 3 3 1 - - - - 7
L 10 6 6 3 2 1 - - 28
O 12 4 5 - - - - - 21
P 19 10 19 6 8 4 - - 66
T 14 8 12 3 6 - 1 - 44
tot 86 50 69 22 25 7 7 1 267

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 4 AL x 12 AO x 1 AP x 6 AT x 3
BA x 11 BE x 10 BL x 7 BO x 47
EE x 2 EL x 2 EP x 3
LA x 3 LE x 1 LO x 24
LEP x 1
OB x 8 OL x 6 OO x 1 OP x 5 OT x 1
PA x 15 PE x 8 PL x 6 PO x 37
TA x 10 TE x 5 TO x 29

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
ABOB 4
ABOLLA 6
ABOLLAE 7
ALBOLL 6
ALEPOT * 6
ALLOALLELE 10
ALLOT 5
ALLOTOPE 8
ALLOTTABLE 10
ALLOTTEE 8
ALOE 4
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ALOP 4
ALTO 4
AOLE 4
APOLLO 6 disallowed elsewhere
APOOP 5
APOTELE 7
APOTOPE 7
APTATOPE 8
APTOTE 6
ATOLE 5
ATOLL 5
ATOP 4
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
BEOT 4
BETOL 5
BETOP 5
BLOAT 5
BLOB 4
BLOOP 5
BLOP 4
BLOT 4
BLOTTABLE 9
BLOTTO 6
BOAB 4
BOAE 4
BOAT 4
BOATABLE 8
BOATEL 6 debut
BOATLET 7
BOATPEOPLE * 10 pangram
BOBA 4
BOBBE 5
BOBBLE 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBET 5
BOBLET 6
BOBO 4
BOBOL 5
BOBOLEE 7
BOEP 4
BOET 4
BOLA 4
BOLE 4
BOLETATE 8
BOLETE 6
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BOLT 4
BOLTABLE 8
BOLTEL 6
BOOABLE 7
BOOB 4
BOOBOO 6
BOOL 4
BOOP 4 allowed elsewhere
BOOT 4
BOOTABLE 8
BOOTEE 6
BOOTLE 6
BOPEEP 6
BOTA 4
BOTE 4
BOTEL 5
BOTETE 6
BOTO 4
BOTT 4
BOTTLE 6
BOTTLEABLE 10
BOTTLETOP * 9
BOTTLO 6
EELBOAT * 7
EELPOT * 6
ELOPE 5
ELOTE 5
EPOPEA 6
EPOPEE 6
EPOPT 5
LABETALOL 9
LALO 4
LAPTOP * 6
LEPTO 5
LOBAL 5
LOBATE 6
LOBE 4
LOBELET 7
LOBO 4
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOLL 4
LOLLOP 6
LOLOT 5
LOOB 4
LOOP 4
LOOPABLE 8
LOOPLET 7
LOOPTOP * 7
LOOT 4
LOOTABLE 8
LOPE 4
LOPPET 6
LOTA 4
LOTE 4
LOTTA 5
LOTTE 5
LOTTO 5
OBBO 4
OBEA 4
OBLATA 6
OBLATE 6 debut
OBOE 4
OBOL 4
OBOLE 5
OBOLO 5
OLEA 4
OLEATE 6
OLEO 4
OLLA 4
OLPAE 5
OLPE 4
OOAA 4
OPAL 4
OPELET 6
OPEPE 5
OPPO 4
OPTATE 6
OTTO 4
PALEO 5 allowed elsewhere
PALEOLA 7
PALEOLAE 8
PALEOPOLE 9
PALETOT 7
PALOLO 6
PAOLO 5
PAOPAO 6
PAPABOT 7
PAPABOTE 8
PAPABOTTE 9
PATO 4
PATOLA 6
PATOLE 6
PATOOT 6
PEELOO 6
PEEPOT * 6
PELOTA 6
PEOPLE 6
PEOT 4
PEPO 4
PETAOP 6
PETTO 5
PLOAT 5
PLOOP 5
PLOP 4
PLOT 4
PLOTLET 7
PLOTTABLE 9 pangram
POEE 4
POET 4
POETE 5
POETETTE 8
POLA 4
POLAO 5
POLE 4
POLEBOAT * 8 pangram
POLL 4
POLLABLE 8
POLLEE 6
POLO 4
POLT 4
POOL 4
POOLABLE 8
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOT 4
POOTLE 6
POPE 4
POPO 4
POPOLO 6
POPPA 5
POPPABLE 8
POPPET 6
POPPLE 6
POTABLE 7 perfect pangram, debut
POTALE * 6
POTATO 6
POTE 4
POTELOT 7
POTOO 5
POTT 4
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
TOAT 4
TOBE 4
TOEA 4
TOEPLATE * 8
TOETOE 6
TOLA 4
TOLE 4
TOLL 4
TOLLABLE 8
TOLT 4
TOOL 4
TOOLBELT * 8
TOOT 4
TOOTLE 6
TOPATO 6
TOPBOOT * 7
TOPE 4
TOPEE 5
TOPEPO 6
TOPO 4
TOPPLE 6
TOPPO 5
TOTA 4
TOTABLE 7
TOTAL 5
TOTE 4
TOTO 4
TOTOABA 7
TOTTLE 6

* compound(ish) word

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