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NYT Spelling Bee August 12, 2020 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
OABELPT
Words: 69
Score: 249 pts
Pangrams: 3
Perfect Pangrams: 1
Bingo: yes
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
| A | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| B | 10 | 3 | 8 | – | – | 21 |
| E | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 9 |
| O | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| P | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 |
| T | 5 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 13 |
| Σ | 36 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 7
B x 21
E x 1
L x 9
O x 4
P x 14
T x 13
Total words by length:
4L x 36
5L x 11
6L x 19
7L x 1
8L x 2
Two Letter List
AB – 1 AL – 3 AP – 1 AT – 2
BA – 2 BE – 1 BL – 5 BO – 13
EL – 1
LA – 1 LO – 8
OB – 2 OL – 1 OP – 1
PE – 1 PL – 2 PO – 11
TA – 3 TE – 2 TO – 8
NYT Spelling Bee August 12, 2020 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee August 12, 2020 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 69 words with three pangrams, one of which is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: APOLLO, POTABLE, TABLETOP
PERFECT PANGRAMS: POTABLE
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 249 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOLL | 4 | 1 | |
| ATOP | 4 | 1 | |
| POPPA | 5 | 5 | |
| POTATO | 6 | 6 | |
| TATTOO | 6 | 6 | |
| POOP | 4 | 1 | |
| TOOT | 4 | 1 | |
| ABBOT | 5 | 5 | |
| BALLOT | 6 | 6 | |
| BAOBAB | 6 | 6 | |
| BLOAT | 5 | 5 | |
| BLOB | 4 | 1 | |
| BLOT | 4 | 1 | |
| BLOTTO | 6 | 6 | |
| BOAT | 4 | 1 | |
| BOBA | 4 | 1 | |
| BOLA | 4 | 1 | |
| BOLL | 4 | 1 | |
| BOLO | 4 | 1 | |
| BOLT | 4 | 1 | |
| BOOB | 4 | 1 | |
| BOOBOO | 6 | 6 | |
| BOOT | 4 | 1 | |
| LOBO | 4 | 1 | |
| TABOO | 5 | 5 | |
| OLEO | 4 | 1 | |
| LOOT | 4 | 1 | |
| LOTTO | 5 | 5 | |
| TOLL | 4 | 1 | |
| TOOL | 4 | 1 | |
| ALLOT | 5 | 5 | |
| ALTO | 4 | 1 | |
| ATOLL | 5 | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 5 | 5 | |
| APOLLO | 6 | 13 | pangram |
| BLOOP | 5 | 5 | |
| LOLLOP | 6 | 6 | |
| LOOP | 4 | 1 | |
| OPAL | 4 | 1 | |
| PLOP | 4 | 1 | |
| POLL | 4 | 1 | |
| POLO | 4 | 1 | |
| POOL | 4 | 1 | |
| PLOT | 4 | 1 | |
| ELOPE | 5 | 5 | |
| LOPE | 4 | 1 | |
| PEOPLE | 6 | 6 | |
| POET | 4 | 1 | |
| POLE | 4 | 1 | |
| POPE | 4 | 1 | |
| TOOTLE | 6 | 6 | |
| TOPE | 4 | 1 | |
| TOPPLE | 6 | 6 | |
| TOTE | 4 | 1 | |
| LAPTOP | 6 | 6 | |
| BOOTEE | 6 | 6 | |
| BOTTLE | 6 | 6 | |
| BEBOP | 5 | 5 | |
| BOBBLE | 6 | 6 | |
| LOBE | 4 | 1 | |
| OBOE | 4 | 1 | |
| POPPET | 6 | 6 | |
| ALOE | 4 | 1 | |
| BOATEL | 6 | 6 | |
| OBLATE | 6 | 6 | |
| POTABLE | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| TABLETOP | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| TEAPOT | 6 | 6 | |
| TEETOTAL | 8 | 8 |