Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
August 1, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 1, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter KACLNOU
Spelling Bee for August 1, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter N: May 10, 2024
Center letter U: January 19, 2023

words: 104
score: 428 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

A x 5
C x 19
K x 49
L x 13
N x 5
O x 7
U x 6

4L x 37
5L x 33
6L x 23
7L x 8
8L x 2
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A - 2 - 2 1 - 5
C 7 9 3 - - - 19
K 18 17 11 1 1 1 49
L 8 4 - 1 - - 13
N 3 - 1 1 - - 5
O 1 1 3 2 - - 7
U - - 5 1 - - 6
tot 37 33 23 8 2 1 104

cmp 6 7 tot
L - 1 1
O 1 - 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 1

UNCLOAK

word       length      
KALAKUKKO 9
ALCOLOCK 8
KALLALOO 8
ALKANAL 7
ALKANOL 7
KOLONOK 7
LACKALL * 7
NONCOOK 7
OOLAKAN 7
OULAKAN 7
UNCLOAK 7 perfect pangram, debut
CLACKA 6
COCKAL 6
CUCKOO 6
KAKKAK 6
KANAKA 6
KANOON 6
KANUKA 6
KOAUAU 6
KOKAKO 6
KOKOON 6
KOULAK 6
KOULAN 6
KULACK 6
KULOLO 6
NANOOK 6
OLLOCK 6
OLONKA 6
ONLOOK * 6
ULLUKU 6
UNCOCK 6
UNCOOK 6
UNLOCK 6
UNLUCK 6
ACOCK 5
ALACK 5
CAOUK 5
CAULK 5
CLACK 5
CLANK 5
CLOAK 5
CLOCK 5
CLONK 5
CLUCK 5
CLUNK 5
KALON 5
KALUA 5
KANNA 5
KANON 5
KANUN 5
KNACK 5
KNOCK 5
KNOLL 5
KOALA 5
KOKKO 5
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
KONAK 5
KOOKA 5
KUAKA 5
KULAK 5
KULAN 5
LAKOU 5
LOKAO 5
LOKUN 5
LONKO 5
OOLAK 5
CACK 4
CALK 4
CAUK 4
COAK 4
COCK 4
CONK 4
COOK 4
KACK 4
KAKA 4
KALO 4
KANA 4
KANO 4
KAON 4
KOAN 4 allowed elsewhere
KOKA 4
KOKO 4
KOKU 4
KOLA 4
KOLK 4
KOLO 4
KONK 4
KOOK 4
KUKU 4
KULA 4
KUNA 4
LACK 4
LANK 4
LAUK 4
LOCK 4
LOOK 4
LOUK 4
LUCK 4
LUNK 4
NAKA 4
NOCK 4 allowed elsewhere
NOOK 4
OKKA 4

* compound(ish) word

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