August 16, 2020 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 16, 2020.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter F: March 20, 2024Center letter I: February 6, 2023
Center letter L: January 11, 2021
words: 52
score: 225 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes
A x 8
C x 14
F x 14
I x 1
L x 9
N x 5
U x 1
4L x 19
5L x 12
6L x 14
7L x 3
8L x 2
9L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| F | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 2 | AL x 1 | AN x 5 |
| CA x 10 | CI x 1 | CL x 3 |
| FA x 8 | FI x 4 | FL x 2 |
| IL x 1 | ||
| LA x 5 | LI x 1 | LU x 3 |
| NA x 4 | NI x 1 | |
| UL x 1 |
FANCIFUL
| word | length | |||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| ALFALFA | 7 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | |||
| ANNUAL | 6 | |||
| ANNUL | 5 | |||
| ANNULI | 6 | |||
| CALCULI | 7 | |||
| CALF | 4 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CANAL | 5 | |||
| CANCAN | 6 | |||
| CANFUL | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CANNA | 5 | |||
| CANNULA | 7 | |||
| CAUL | 4 | |||
| CILIA | 5 | |||
| CLAN | 4 | |||
| CLINICAL | 8 | |||
| CLINICIAN | 9 | |||
| FACIAL | 6 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FALL | 4 | |||
| FANCIFUL | 8 | pangram | ||
| FANFIC | 6 | |||
| FAUN | 4 | |||
| FAUNA | 5 | |||
| FAUNAL | 6 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FINAL | 5 | |||
| FINANCIAL | 9 | |||
| FINIAL | 6 | |||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| FLAN | 4 | |||
| ILIAC | 5 | |||
| LACUNA | 6 | |||
| LAIC | 4 | |||
| LAICAL | 6 | |||
| LAIN | 4 | |||
| LANAI | 5 | |||
| LILAC | 5 | |||
| LUAU | 4 | |||
| LUNA | 4 | |||
| LUNULA | 6 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NAIF | 4 | |||
| NAIL | 4 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NIACIN | 6 | |||
| ULNA | 4 |