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August 9, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 9, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter PACEMNT
Spelling Bee for August 9, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter C: October 1, 2023
Center letter M: March 3, 2022

words: 148
score: 793 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 16
bingo: yes

A x 15
C x 20
E x 7
M x 4
N x 8
P x 76
T x 18

4L x 32
5L x 29
6L x 38
7L x 28
8L x 12
9L x 4
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 1 4 3 2 2 2 1 - - 15
C 4 2 6 6 1 - 1 - - 20
E 2 3 1 - - - 1 - - 7
M - - 2 2 - - - - - 4
N 4 2 1 - 1 - - - - 8
P 15 15 18 18 6 2 - 1 1 76
T 6 3 7 - 2 - - - - 18
tot 32 29 38 28 12 4 3 1 1 148

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A 2 - - 2
C 1 - 1 2
N - - 1 1
P 5 5 - 10
T - - 1 1
tot 8 5 3 16

debut appearances 2

ENCAMPMENT

word       length      
ACCEPT 6
ACCEPTANCE 10
ACCEPTANT 9 disallowed elsewhere
ACCEPTEE 8
ANAPNEA 7
APACE 5
APEMAN * 6
APEMEN * 6
APNEA 5
APPAM 5
APPETENCE 9
APPETENT 8
ATAP 4
ATTAP 5
ATTEMPT 7
CAMP 4
CAMPANA 7
CAMPANE 7
CAMPMATE * 8
CANAPE 6
CAPA 4
CAPE 4
CAPEA 5
CAPETTE 7
CAPPA 5
CAPPAE 6
CAPTAN 6
CAPTEE 6
CATAPAN 7
CATEPAN 7
CATEPANATE 10
CATNAP * 6
CATNEP 6
CEPAENE 7
CEPE 4
EMPT 4
ENCAMP 6 debut
ENCAMPMENT 10 pangram, debut
EPACT 5
EPEE 4
EPEEN 5
EPEME 5
MANTAPA 7
MAPPEN 6
MATAPEE 7
METEPA 6
NAMETAPE * 8
NAPA 4
NAPE 4
NAPPA 5
NAPPE 5
NEAP 4
NEEP 4
NEPETA 6
PAAN 4
PACA 4
PACCAN 6
PACE 4
PACEMAN * 7
PACEMEN * 7
PACT 4
PACTA 5
PAEAN 5
PAEPAE 6
PAMPA 5
PAMPEAN 7
PANACAEA 8
PANACEA 7
PANACEAE 8
PANACEAN 8
PANAMA 6
PANCETTA 8
PANE 4
PANMAN * 6
PANMEN * 6
PANNE 5
PANT 4
PAPA 4
PAPE 4
PATACA 6
PATE 4
PATEN 5
PATENA 6
PATENT 6
PATENTEE 8
PATTE 5
PATTEE 6
PATTEN 6
PEACE 5
PEACEN 6
PEAN 4
PEAT 4
PEATMAN 7
PEATMEN * 7
PECAN 5
PECCANT 7 disallowed elsewhere
PECTATE 7
PECTEN 6
PEEN 4
PEENT 5
PEEP 4
PEEPEE 6
PENAM 5
PENANCE 7
PENCE 5
PENEM 5
PENMAN * 6
PENMEN * 6
PENNA 5
PENNAE 6
PENNAME * 7
PENNANT 7
PENNATE 7
PENNE 5
PENT 4
PENTAACETATE 12
PENTACENE 9
PENTACETATE 11
PENTACT 7
PENTAENE 8
PENTANE 7
PENTATE 7
PENTENE 7
PENTET 6
PENTETATE 9
PETE 4
PETEMAN 7
PETEMEN * 7
PETNAP * 6
PETTA 5
TAMP 4
TAMPAN 6
TAPA 4
TAPE 4
TAPETA 6
TAPPA 5
TAPPEE 6
TAPPEN 6
TAPPET 6
TEEPEE 6
TEMP 4
TEMPT 5
TENPENCE * 8
TEPA 4
TEPE 4
TEPEE 5
TEPETATE 8
TEPPAN 6

* compound(ish) word

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