August 12, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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 EE.

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 12, 2020

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Center letter B: August 23, 2024

words: 267
score: 1,290 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
plurals: 8
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

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

plu	4	5	6	7	8	10	tot
A	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
B	1	-	-	-	-	2	3
O	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
P	1	-	1	-	1	-	3
tot	2	1	1	1	1	2	8

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
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
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
POTALE	* 6
POTATO	6
POTE	4
POTELOT	7
POTOO	5
POTT	4
POTTABLE	8	pangram
POTTLE	6
POTTLEPOT	* 9
POTTO	5
TABLETOP	* 8	pangram
TABOO	5
TALBOT	6
TALLOT	6
TAPALO	6
TAPAO	5
TATOO	5
TATTOO	6
TATTOOABLE	10
TATTOOEE	8
TEABOO	6
TEAPOT	* 6
TEETOTAL	* 8
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
† plural noun

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
EEL x 2
LA x 3	LE x 1	LO x 24
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

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