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, alongside other analysis.

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

Related puzzles

Center letter B: August 23, 2024

words: 267
score: 1,290 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
plurals: 8
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

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

† 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
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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