August 17, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AI.
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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 17, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter B: January 15, 2023
Center 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
A x 34
B x 38
I x 16
L x 23
N x 16
P x 71
T x 42
4L x 71
5L x 63
6L x 44
7L x 30
8L x 19
9L x 12
10L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
A
4
6
7
7
7
3
-
34
B
14
11
6
3
2
2
-
38
I
5
7
1
2
1
-
-
16
L
9
8
3
2
-
1
-
23
N
9
2
2
2
-
-
1
16
P
17
18
15
10
7
4
-
71
T
13
11
10
4
2
2
-
42
tot
71
63
44
30
19
12
1
240
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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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
NATALI TI AL
10
ANTI NATAL
9
ANTI PAPAL
9
ANTI PLANT
9
BALANI TI N
9
BALLABI LI
9
LAPATI NI B
9
pangram
PAI NTBALL
* 9
pangram
PALI LALI A
9
PALPI TANT
9
PLATI NI AN
9
TANNALBI N
9
TANTALI AN
9
ABBATI AL
8
ANTI PAI N
8
ANTI PI LL
8
ANTI TAI L
8
ANTI TI LT
8
ANTPI PI T
* 8
ANTPI TTA
* 8
BI LABI AL
8
BI PLANAL
8
I LLABI AL
8
PALATI AL
8
PAPABI LI
8
PAPAI TAN
8
PATTI PAN
* 8
PLANI TI A
8
PLANTAI N
8
PTI LI NAL
8
TI BI ALI A
8
TI TANI AN
8
ALANTI N
7
ALBI NAL
7
ANI LLI N
7
ANTI BAN
7
ANTI TI P
7
API TPAT
7
ATTAI NT
7
disallowed elsewhere
BABBI TT
7
BANNI AN
7
BATABI L
7
I NI TI AL
7
I NTI NAL
7
LAPI LLI
7
LATI TAT
7
NABI TAN
7
NAI LBAT
* 7
PALI NAL
7
PALLI AL
7
PAPI LLA
7
PATATI N
7
PI NBALL
* 7
PI NTAI L
* 7
PI PPI AN
7
PI TAPAT
* 7
PLATI NA
7
PTI LI NA
7
TAI LPI N
* 7
TALI PAT
7
TI LAPI A
7
TI TANI A
7
ABI LLA
6
ALALI A
6
ALI PTA
6
ALLI I N
6
ANTLI A
6
ATTAI N
6
ATTI LA
6
BABBI T
6
BAI LLI
6
BAI NI N
6
BALI AN
6
BALLI A
6
BANI AN
6
I LLLI T
* 6
LABI AL
6
LATTI N
6
LI BANT
6
NAI ANT
6
NI PPI T
6
PAI BAN
6
PALLI A
6
PANI NI
6
PAPAI A
6
PAPAI N
6
PATI NA
6
PI NATA
6
PI NNAL
6
PI PI PI
6
PI PPI N
6
PI TPAN
6
PI TPAT
6
PLAI NT
6
PLATI N
6
PLI ANT
6
TAI PAN
6
TALLI T
6
allowed elsewhere
TANNI A
6
TANNI N
6
TANPI T
* 6
TAPPI T
6
TI BI AL
6
TI PI TI
6
TI TBI T
* 6
TI TI AN
6
AALI I
5
AI LLT
5
ALI BI
5
API AN
5
API I N
5
ATI LT
5
BAI LA
5
BAI LI
5
BALTI
5
BANI A
5
BATI N
5
BI LAT
5
BI LI N
5
BI NI T
5
BI NNA
5
BLAI N
5
BLI NI
5
I LALA
5
I LI AL
5
I NAPT
5
I NI AL
5
I NNI T
5
I NPAT
5
I NTI L
5
LABI A
5
LANAI
5
LAPI N
5
LAPTI
5
LI ANA
5
LI NI N
5
LI PI N
5
LI TAI
5
NANTI
5
NI TTA
5
PAI LA
5
PAI NT
5
PALPI
5
PANI N
5
PANNI
5
PAPPI
5
PATI A
5
PI BAL
* 5
PI LI N
5
PI NI N
5
PI NNA
5
PI NTA
5
PI PAL
5
PI PI T
5
PI TTA
5
PLAI N
5
PLAI T
5
PLI TT
5
TABI A
5
TAI NT
5
TALI N
5
TANI A
5
TANTI
5
TAPAI
5
TI BI A
5
TI LI A
5
TI NTA
5
TI TAN
5
TI TI N
5
ALI T
4
ALTI
4
ANI L
4
ANTI
4
BAI L
4
BAI N
4
BAI T
4
BANI
4
BI BB
4
BI BI
4
BI LL
4
BI NT
4
BI PA
4
BI PP
4
BI TT
4
BLI N
4
BLI P
4
BLI T
4
I LI A
4
I NI A
4
I NTI
4
I PI L
4
I TAL
4
LAI N
4
LAI T
4
LATI
4
LI LA
4
LI LL
4
LI LT
4
LI NN
4
LI NT
4
LI PA
4
NAAI
4
NABI
4
NAI B
4
NAI L
4
NAI N
4
NAI T
4
NI LL
4
NI NA
4
NI PA
4
PAI L
4
PAI N
4
PALI
4
PAPI
4
PI AI
4
PI AL
4
PI AN
4
PI LA
4
PI LI
4
PI LL
4
PI NA
4
PI NT
4
PI PA
4
PI PI
4
PI TA
4
PI TI
4
PLI P
4
TABI
4
TAI L
4
TAI N
4
debut, previously disallowed, disallowed elsewhere
TAI T
4
TALI
4
TI AN
4
TI LI
4
TI LL
4
TI LT
4
TI NA
4
TI NT
4
TI PI
4
allowed elsewhere
TI TI
4
* compound(ish) word