August 18, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 18, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 18, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 18, 2020

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words: 249
score: 1,196 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

A x 46
B x 67
E x 9
K x 30
L x 54
N x 27
O x 16

4L x 77
5L x 59
6L x 46
7L x 32
8L x 22
9L x 8
10L x 2
11L x 2
13L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	tot
A	10	13	10	8	2	1	2	-	-	46
B	22	13	10	11	8	3	-	-	-	67
E	3	1	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	9
K	8	9	6	4	2	1	-	-	-	30
L	23	12	13	1	4	1	-	-	-	54
N	7	5	2	6	3	1	-	2	1	27
O	4	6	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	16
tot	77	59	46	32	22	8	2	2	1	249

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AB x 7	AK x 1	AL x 30	AN x 7	AO x 1
BA x 23	BE x 9	BL x 17	BO x 18
EL x 2	EN x 7
KA x 9	KE x 6	KL x 1	KN x 4	KO x 10
LA x 17	LE x 15	LL x 1	LO x 21
LAB x 9	LAK x 1	LAL x 3	LAN x 4
NA x 8	NE x 2	NO x 17
OB x 3	OK x 1	OL x 8	ON x 2	OO x 2

cmp	6	8	9	tot
A	-	-	1	1
B	-	1	-	1
L	-	1	-	1
O	2	-	-	2
tot	2	2	1	5

debut appearances

ANKLEBONE, BONKABLE, NONBANKABLE

word	length
ABALONE	7	debut
ABANAL	6
ABELE	5
ABLE	4
ABLEN	5
ABOLLA	6
ABOLLAE	7
AKELA	5
ALAE	4
ALALA	5
ALAN	4
ALANE	5
ALANNA	6
ALBA	4
ALBAN	5
ALBANE	6
ALBANOL	7
ALBE	4
ALBOLL	6
ALEAK	5
ALEE	4
ALKANAL	7
ALKANE	6
ALKANOL	7
ALKANONE	8
ALKENAL	7
ALKENE	6
ALKENOL	7
ALKENONE	8
ALLEE	5
ALLELE	6
ALLENE	6
ALLENOL	7
ALLOALLELE	10
ALOE	4
ALOLL	5
ALONE	5	debut
ALOO	4
ANAL	4
ANKLE	5
ANKLEBONE	* 9	pangram, debut
ANNAL	5
ANNEAL	6
ANNEALABLE	10
ANOLE	5
AOLE	4
BAAL	4
BABALA	6
BABBLE	6
BABEL	5
BAEL	4
BAKABLE	7
BAKEABLE	8
BALBOA	6
BALE	4
BALEEN	6
BALK	4
BALL	4
BALLAN	6
BALLEAN	7
BALLON	6
BALLONNE	8
BALLOON	7
BALNEABLE	9
BALNEAL	7
BALOO	5
BANAL	5
BANKABLE	8
BANNABLE	8
BEABLE	6
BEAL	4
BEANBALL	* 8
BEEL	4
BELL	4
BELLE	5
BELLO	5
BELLONEON	9
BELOOK	6
BLAA	4
BLAB	4
BLAE	4
BLAK	4
BLAKE	5
BLANK	5
BLANKABLE	9
BLANKEN	7
BLEA	4
BLEAK	5
BLEAKEN	7
BLEB	4
BLEE	4
BLOAK	5
BLOB	4
BLOKE	5	debut
BLOOK	5
BOBBLE	6
BOBBOL	6
BOBOL	5
BOBOLEE	7
BOLA	4
BOLE	4
BOLENOL	7
BOLK	4
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOLON	5
BONABLE	7
BONEABLE	8
BONKABLE	8	pangram
BOOABLE	7
BOOKABLE	8	allowed elsewhere
BOOL	4
BOOLEAN	7
ELAN	4
ELLEN	5
ENABLABLE	9
ENABLE	6
ENAL	4
ENALLENE	8
ENKENNEL	8
ENNOBLE	7
ENOL	4
KABALA	6
KABBALA	7
KABELE	6
KABLOONA	8
KALE	4
KALLALOO	8
KALO	4
KALON	5
KANKLE	6
KEBELE	6
KEBELLE	7
KEEL	4
KELEBE	6
KELL	4
KENNEL	6
KLEENEBOK	9
KNEEL	5
KNELL	5
KNOBBLE	7
KNOLL	5
KOALA	5
KOEL	4
KOKLE	5
KOLA	4
KOLAK	5
KOLEA	5
KOLK	4
KOLO	4
KOLOA	5
KOLONOK	7
LABANA	6
LABANE	6
LABBA	5
LABEL	5
LABELABLE	9
LABELLA	7
LABLAB	6
LABNA	5
LABNE	5
LAKE	4
LALL	4
LALLAN	6
LALO	4
LANA	4
LANE	4
LANK	4
LANKEN	6
LEAK	4
LEAKABLE	8
LEAKEE	6
LEAL	4
LEAN	4
LEBAN	5
LEBBAN	6
LEBBEK	6
LEBEN	5
LEBNA	5
LEEK	4
LEKE	4
LENE	4
LENO	4
LEONE	5
LLANO	5
LOAN	4
LOANABLE	8	debut
LOANEE	6
LOBAL	5
LOBE	4
LOBO	4
LOBOLA	6
LOBOLO	6
LOKAO	5
LOKE	4
LOLL	4
LONA	4
LONE	4
LONKO	5
LONNEN	6
LOOB	4
LOOK	4
LOOKABLE	8
LOOKBOOK	* 8	allowed elsewhere
LOOKEE	6
LOON	4
NABAL	5
NABLA	5
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NANOBALL	8
NANOBALLOON	11
NANOBEL	7
NEAL	4
NEBEL	5
NOBBLE	6
NOBLE	5
NOEL	4
NOLA	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
NONALLELE	9
NONANAL	7
NONANNEALABLE	13
NONANOL	7
NONBALL	7
NONBANKABLE	11	pangram
NONBLANK	8
NONENAL	7
NONLAB	6
NONLAKE	7
NONNOBLE	8
OBOL	4
OBOLE	5
OBOLO	5
OKOLE	5
OLEA	4
OLEANANE	8
OLEO	4
OLEON	5
OLEONE	6
OLLA	4
OLONA	5
OLONKA	6
ONLOAN	* 6
ONLOOK	* 6
OOLAK	5
OOLAKAN	7

* compound(ish) word

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