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NYT Spelling Bee August 16, 2020 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
ACFILNU
Words: 52
Score: 225 pts
Pangrams: 1
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
| 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 |
| Σ | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 8
C x 14
F x 14
I x 1
L x 9
N x 5
U x 1
Total words by length:
4L x 19
5L x 12
6L x 14
7L x 3
8L x 2
9L x 2
Two Letter List
AC – 2 AL – 1 AN – 5
CA – 10 CI – 1 CL – 3
FA – 8 FI – 4 FL – 2
IL – 1
LA – 5 LI – 1 LU – 3
NA – 4 NI – 1
UL – 1
NYT Spelling Bee August 16, 2020 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee August 16, 2020 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 52 words with one pangram, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: FANCIFUL
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 225 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANCAN | 6 | 6 | |
| NAAN | 4 | 1 | |
| NANA | 4 | 1 | |
| ANAL | 4 | 1 | |
| CANAL | 5 | 5 | |
| CLAN | 4 | 1 | |
| ACACIA | 6 | 6 | |
| ACAI | 4 | 1 | |
| NIACIN | 6 | 6 | |
| CALL | 4 | 1 | |
| CALLA | 5 | 5 | |
| CILIA | 5 | 5 | |
| LAIC | 4 | 1 | |
| LAICAL | 6 | 6 | |
| LILAC | 5 | 5 | |
| ALFALFA | 7 | 7 | |
| CALF | 4 | 1 | |
| FACIAL | 6 | 6 | |
| FAIL | 4 | 1 | |
| FALL | 4 | 1 | |
| FILIAL | 6 | 6 | |
| FLAIL | 5 | 5 | |
| CLINICAL | 8 | 8 | |
| CLINICIAN | 9 | 9 | |
| FINAL | 5 | 5 | |
| FINANCIAL | 9 | 9 | |
| FLAN | 4 | 1 | |
| LAIN | 4 | 1 | |
| LANAI | 5 | 5 | |
| NAIL | 4 | 1 | |
| ILIAC | 5 | 5 | |
| ANNUAL | 6 | 6 | |
| ANNUL | 5 | 5 | |
| LUNA | 4 | 1 | |
| LUNULA | 6 | 6 | |
| ULNA | 4 | 1 | |
| FAUN | 4 | 1 | |
| FAUNA | 5 | 5 | |
| FAUNAL | 6 | 6 | |
| LUAU | 4 | 1 | |
| CANFUL | 6 | 6 | |
| CAUL | 4 | 1 | |
| LACUNA | 6 | 6 | |
| FINIAL | 6 | 6 | |
| NAIF | 4 | 1 | |
| FANFIC | 6 | 6 | |
| ANNAL | 5 | 5 | |
| CANNA | 5 | 5 | |
| ANNULI | 6 | 6 | |
| CALCULI | 7 | 7 | |
| CANNULA | 7 | 7 | |
| FANCIFUL | 8 | 15 | pangram |