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 IL.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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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
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5
6
tot
F
-
1
1
I
-
2
2
L
1
-
1
tot
1
3
4
FANCIFUL, UNFANCIFUL, UNFINANCIAL, UNFINICAL, UNIFACIAL
CICLA CILLIN
11
UNFINA NCIA L
11
pangram
A CA LCULIA C
10
CA NA LICULI
10
UNCLINICA L
10
UNFA NCIFUL
10
pangram
A CA LCULIA
9
A CLINICA L
9
A NA CLINA L
9
A NCILLULA
9
CA ULICULI
9
CINCINNA L
9
CLINICIA N
9
FINA NCIA L
9
NA FCILLIN
9
UNFINICA L
9
pangram
UNICLINA L
9
UNIFA CIA L
9
pangram
A NILINIC
8
CA LCIFIC
8
CA LICULI
8
CLINICA L
8
FA NCIFUL
8
pangram, debut
FLICFLA C
8
INFA UNA L
8
LA CINIA L
8
LA CINULA
8
LA NCININ
8
LUCA NICA
8
NIFFNA FF
8
UNFILIA L
8
A CA CIIN
7
A CICULA
7
A CINA CI
7
A CLINA L
7
A CLINIC
7
A FA LINA
7
A FFINA L
7
A LCA NNA
7
A LFA LFA
7
A LLICIN
7
A LNULIN
7
A NCILIA
7
A NCILLA
7
A NILLIN
7
A UFLA UF
7
CA FFILA
7
CA LCIA N
7
CA LCULI
7
CA LLUNA
7
CA NNULA
7
CA ULINI
7
CLUNIA L
7
FA LCIA L
7
FA LCULA
7
FA UCIA L
7
FA UNULA
7
FILICA L
7
FINICA L
7
FLUCCA N
7
ILIA CA L
7
ILLICIA
7
INFA UNA
7
LA CINIA
7
LA CUNA L
7
LA CUNIN
7
LICUA LA
7
LILA CIN
7
NA ILFUL
7
NUNCIA L
7
UNCINA L
7
UNFINA L
7
A CA CIA
6
A CA CIN
6
A CINIC
6
A LA LIA
6
A LA LIC
6
A LA NNA
6
A LCA IC
6
A LFA IA
6
A LLIIN
6
A LNUIN
6
A NICCA
6
A NILIC
6
A NNUA L
6
A NNULI
6
CA FILA
6
CA LA LU
6
CA LCIC
6
CA LCIN
6
CA NCA N
6
CA NFUL
6
disallowed elsewhere
CA NINI
6
CA NULA
6
CICA LA
6
CILIA L
6
CLINA L
6
CLINIA
6
FA CIA L
6
FA CULA
6
FA LLA L
6
FA NFIC
* 6
FA UCA L
6
FA UNA L
6
FICA IN
6
FILIA L
6
FINIA L
6
FINNA C
6
FLUCA N
6
FUNA NA
6
ILIA CI
6
INCA LL
* 6
INFA LL
* 6
INFULA
6
LA CCIC
6
LA CCIN
6
LA CUNA
6
LA ICA L
6
LA LLA N
6
LA NCIN
6
LA ULA U
6
LUNULA
6
NA NNA N
6
NIA CIN
6
UNCIA L
6
UNFA IL
6
UNNA IL
6
A A LII
5
A CA NA
5
A CINI
5
A FA NC
5
A LA LA
5
A LFIL
5
A LFIN
5
A LULA
5
A NA NA
5
A NNA L
5
A NNUL
5
A ULIC
5
CA LIF
5
CA LIN
5
CA LLA
5
CA LLI
5
CA NA L
5
CA NNA
5
CA NUN
5
CIFA L
5
CILIA
5
CUICA
5
FA CIA
5
FA NA L
5
FA UNA
5
FINA L
5
FINCA
5
FINNA
5
FLA FF
5
FLA IL
5
FUCA N
5
FULLA
5
ILA LA
5
ILIA C
5
ILIA L
5
INIA C
5
INIA L
5
INULA
5
LA NA I
5
LA UA N
5
LIA NA
5
LILA C
5
LINA C
* 5
LUFFA
5
NA LLA
5
NA NNA
5
NULLA
5
UINA L
5
UNCA L
5
UNCA N
5
UNCIA
5
A CA I
4
A CCA
4
A LA N
4
A LIF
4
A NA L
4
A NA N
4
A NIL
4
A NNA
4
A ULA
4
CA CA
4
CA FF
4
CA LF
4
CA LL
4
CA NN
4
CA UF
4
CA UL
4
CLA N
4
CUCA
4
FA A L
4
FA FF
4
FA IL
4
FA IN
4
FA LL
4
FA NA
4
FA UN
4
FILA
4
FLA N
4
ILIA
4
INA U
4
INCA
4
INIA
4
LA IC
4
LA IN
4
LA LL
4
LA NA
4
LILA
4
LUA N
4
LUA U
4
LUNA
4
NA A I
4
NA A N
4
NA FF
4
NA IF
4
NA IL
4
NA IN
4
NA LA
4
NA LL
4
NA NA
4
NINA
4
ULA N
4
ULNA
4
UNA I
4
UNA L
4
UNA U
4
* compound(ish) word