August 12, 2020: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 12, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 12, 2020

Related puzzles

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

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

debut appearances

BOATPEOPLE, PLOTTABLE, POLEBOAT, POTABLE, POTTABLE, TABLETOP

word	length
BALLOTTABLE	11
ALLOALLELE	10
ALLOTTABLE	10
BALLOTABLE	10
BELLPEOPLE	* ^† 10
BOATPEOPLE	* ^† 10	pangram
BOTTLEABLE	10
TATTOOABLE	10
BLOTTABLE	9
BOTTLETOP	* 9
LABETALOL	9
PALEOPOLE	9
PAPABOTTE	9
PLOTTABLE	9	pangram
POTTLEPOT	* 9
ALLOTOPE	8
ALLOTTEE	8
APTATOPE	8
BALLOTTE	8
BELTLOOP	* 8
BOATABLE	8
BOLETATE	8
BOLTABLE	8
BOOTABLE	8
LOOPABLE	8
LOOTABLE	8
PALEOLAE	^† 8
PAPABOTE	8
POETETTE	8
POLEBOAT	* 8	pangram
POLLABLE	8
POOLABLE	8
POPPABLE	8
POTTABLE	8	pangram
TABLETOP	* 8	pangram, debut
TATTOOEE	8
TEETOTAL	* 8	debut
TOEPLATE	* 8
TOLLABLE	8
TOOLBELT	* 8
ABOLLAE	^† 7
APOTELE	7
APOTOPE	7
BATABOB	7
BATPOOP	* 7
BELOTTE	7
BOATLET	7
BOBOLEE	7
BOOABLE	7
EELBOAT	* 7
LOBELET	7
LOOPLET	7
LOOPTOP	* 7
PALEOLA	7
PALETOT	7
PAPABOT	7
PLOTLET	7
POTABLE	7	perfect pangram, debut
POTELOT	7
TOPBOOT	* 7
TOTABLE	7
TOTOABA	7
ABOLLA	6
ALBOLL	6
ALEPOT	* 6
APOLLO	6	disallowed elsewhere
APTOTE	6
BALBOA	6
BALLOT	6
BAOBAB	6
BEBLOT	6
BELOTE	6
BLOTTO	6
BOATEL	6	debut
BOBBLE	6
BOBBOL	6
BOBLET	6
BOLETE	6
BOLTEL	6
BOOBOO	6
BOOTEE	6
BOOTLE	6
BOPEEP	6
BOTETE	6
BOTTLE	6
BOTTLO	6
EELPOT	* 6
EPOPEA	6
EPOPEE	6
LAPTOP	* 6
LOBATE	6
LOBOLA	6
LOBOLO	6
LOLLOP	6
LOPPET	6
OBLATA	6
OBLATE	6	debut
OLEATE	6
OPELET	6
OPTATE	6
PALOLO	6
PAOPAO	6
PATOLA	6
PATOLE	6
PATOOT	6
PEELOO	6
PEEPOT	* 6
PELOTA	6
PEOPLE	^† 6
PETAOP	6
POLLEE	6
POOPOO	6
POOTLE	6
POPOLO	6
POPPET	6
POPPLE	6
POTALE	* 6
POTATO	6
POTTLE	6
TALBOT	6
TALLOT	6
TAPALO	6
TATTOO	6
TEABOO	6
TEAPOT	* 6	debut
TOETOE	6
TOOTLE	6
TOPATO	6
TOPEPO	6
TOPPLE	6
TOTTLE	6
ABBOT	5
ALLOT	5
ALOLL	5
APOOP	5
ATOLE	5
ATOLL	5
BABOO	5
BALOO	5
BALOT	5
BEBOP	5
BELLO	5
BETOL	5
BETOP	5
BLOAT	5
BLOOP	5
BOBBE	5
BOBET	5
BOBOL	5
BOTEL	5
ELOPE	5
ELOTE	5
EPOPT	5
LEPTO	5
LOBAL	5
LOLOT	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTE	5
LOTTO	5
OBOLE	5
OBOLO	5
OLPAE	^† 5
OPEPE	5
PALEO	5	allowed elsewhere
PAOLO	5
PETTO	5
PLOAT	5
PLOOP	5
POETE	5
POLAO	5
POPPA	5
POTOO	5
POTTO	5
TABOO	5
TAPAO	5
TATOO	5
TELOP	5
TEPPO	5
TOPEE	5
TOPPO	5
TOTAL	5
ABOB	4
ALOE	4
ALOO	4
ALOP	4
ALTO	4
AOLE	4
ATOP	4
BEOT	4
BLOB	4
BLOP	4
BLOT	4
BOAB	4
BOAE	^† 4
BOAT	4
BOBA	4
BOBO	4
BOEP	4
BOET	4
BOLA	4
BOLE	4
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOLT	4
BOOB	4
BOOL	4
BOOP	4	allowed elsewhere
BOOT	4
BOTA	4
BOTE	4
BOTO	4
BOTT	4
LALO	4
LOBE	4
LOBO	4
LOLL	4
LOOB	4
LOOP	4
LOOT	4
LOPE	4
LOTA	4
LOTE	4
OBBO	4
OBEA	4
OBOE	4
OBOL	4
OLEA	4
OLEO	4
OLLA	4
OLPE	4
OOAA	4
OPAL	4
OPPO	4
OTTO	4
PATO	4
PEOT	^† 4
PEPO	4
PLOP	4
PLOT	4
POEE	4
POET	4
POLA	4
POLE	4
POLL	4
POLO	4
POLT	4
POOL	4
POOP	4
POOT	4
POPE	4
POPO	4
POTE	4
POTT	4
TOAT	4
TOBE	4
TOEA	4
TOLA	4
TOLE	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOT	4
TOPE	4
TOPO	4
TOTA	4
TOTE	4
TOTO	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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