August 16, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 16, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 16, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CU.

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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Spelling Bee for August 16, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter F: March 20, 2024
Center letter I: February 6, 2023
Center letter L: January 11, 2021

words: 232
score: 1,235 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

A x 56
C x 46
F x 41
I x 18
L x 31
N x 19
U x 21

4L x 54
5L x 51
6L x 55
7L x 41
8L x 13
9L x 12
10L x 4
11L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	9	12	14	15	1	4	1	-	56
C	9	10	12	7	3	3	1	1	46
F	9	10	12	7	2	1	-	-	41
I	4	6	4	3	1	-	-	-	18
L	8	6	8	5	4	-	-	-	31
N	10	3	2	2	1	1	-	-	19
U	5	4	3	2	1	3	2	1	21
tot	54	51	55	41	13	12	4	2	232

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AA x 1	AC x 15	AF x 3	AL x 17	AN x 17	AU x 3
CA x 32	CI x 6	CL x 6	CU x 2
		CUC x 1	CUI x 1
FA x 21	FI x 11	FL x 6	FU x 3
IL x 7	IN x 11
LA x 19	LI x 6	LU x 6
NA x 14	NI x 3	NU x 2
UI x 1	UL x 2	UN x 18

cmp	5	6	tot
F	-	1	1
I	-	2	2
L	1	-	1
tot	1	3	4

debut appearances

FANCIFUL, UNFANCIFUL, UNFINANCIAL, UNFINICAL, UNIFACIAL

word	length
CICLACILLIN	11
UNFINANCIAL	11	pangram
ACALCULIAC	10
CANALICULI	10
UNCLINICAL	10
UNFANCIFUL	10	pangram
ACALCULIA	9
ACLINICAL	9
ANACLINAL	9
ANCILLULA	9
CAULICULI	9
CINCINNAL	9
CLINICIAN	9
FINANCIAL	9
NAFCILLIN	9
UNFINICAL	9	pangram
UNICLINAL	9
UNIFACIAL	9	pangram
ANILINIC	8
CALCIFIC	8
CALICULI	8
CLINICAL	8
FANCIFUL	8	pangram, debut
FLICFLAC	8
INFAUNAL	8
LACINIAL	8
LACINULA	8
LANCININ	8
LUCANICA	8
NIFFNAFF	8
UNFILIAL	8
ACACIIN	7
ACICULA	7
ACINACI	7
ACLINAL	7
ACLINIC	7
AFALINA	7
AFFINAL	7
ALCANNA	7
ALFALFA	7
ALLICIN	7
ALNULIN	7
ANCILIA	7
ANCILLA	7
ANILLIN	7
AUFLAUF	7
CAFFILA	7
CALCIAN	7
CALCULI	7
CALLUNA	7
CANNULA	7
CAULINI	7
CLUNIAL	7
FALCIAL	7
FALCULA	7
FAUCIAL	7
FAUNULA	7
FILICAL	7
FINICAL	7
FLUCCAN	7
ILIACAL	7
ILLICIA	7
INFAUNA	7
LACINIA	7
LACUNAL	7
LACUNIN	7
LICUALA	7
LILACIN	7
NAILFUL	7
NUNCIAL	7
UNCINAL	7
UNFINAL	7
ACACIA	6
ACACIN	6
ACINIC	6
ALALIA	6
ALALIC	6
ALANNA	6
ALCAIC	6
ALFAIA	6
ALLIIN	6
ALNUIN	6
ANICCA	6
ANILIC	6
ANNUAL	6
ANNULI	6
CAFILA	6
CALALU	6
CALCIC	6
CALCIN	6
CANCAN	6
CANFUL	6	disallowed elsewhere
CANINI	6
CANULA	6
CICALA	6
CILIAL	6
CLINAL	6
CLINIA	6
FACIAL	6
FACULA	6
FALLAL	6
FANFIC	* 6
FAUCAL	6
FAUNAL	6
FICAIN	6
FILIAL	6
FINIAL	6
FINNAC	6
FLUCAN	6
FUNANA	6
ILIACI	6
INCALL	* 6
INFALL	* 6
INFULA	6
LACCIC	6
LACCIN	6
LACUNA	6
LAICAL	6
LALLAN	6
LANCIN	6
LAULAU	6
LUNULA	6
NANNAN	6
NIACIN	6
UNCIAL	6
UNFAIL	6
UNNAIL	6
AALII	5
ACANA	5
ACINI	5
AFANC	5
ALALA	5
ALFIL	5
ALFIN	5
ALULA	5
ANANA	5
ANNAL	5
ANNUL	5
AULIC	5
CALIF	5
CALIN	5
CALLA	5
CALLI	5
CANAL	5
CANNA	5
CANUN	5
CIFAL	5
CILIA	5
CUICA	5
FACIA	5
FANAL	5
FAUNA	5
FINAL	5
FINCA	5
FINNA	5
FLAFF	5
FLAIL	5
FUCAN	5
FULLA	5
ILALA	5
ILIAC	5
ILIAL	5
INIAC	5
INIAL	5
INULA	5
LANAI	5
LAUAN	5
LIANA	5
LILAC	5
LINAC	* 5
LUFFA	5
NALLA	5
NANNA	5
NULLA	5
UINAL	5
UNCAL	5
UNCAN	5
UNCIA	5
ACAI	4
ACCA	4
ALAN	4
ALIF	4
ANAL	4
ANAN	4
ANIL	4
ANNA	4
AULA	4
CACA	4
CAFF	4
CALF	4
CALL	4
CANN	4
CAUF	4
CAUL	4
CLAN	4
CUCA	4
FAAL	4
FAFF	4
FAIL	4
FAIN	4
FALL	4
FANA	4
FAUN	4
FILA	4
FLAN	4
ILIA	4
INAU	4
INCA	4
INIA	4
LAIC	4
LAIN	4
LALL	4
LANA	4
LILA	4
LUAN	4
LUAU	4
LUNA	4
NAAI	4
NAAN	4
NAFF	4
NAIF	4
NAIL	4
NAIN	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NANA	4
NINA	4
ULAN	4
ULNA	4
UNAI	4
UNAL	4
UNAU	4

* compound(ish) word

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