Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
August 17, 2020 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2020, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter IABLNPT
Spelling Bee for August 17, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter B: January 15, 2023
Center letter P: April 18, 2020
Center letter T: September 21, 2019
Center letter N: February 28, 2019

words: 57
score: 241 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AL x 2 AN x 1 AP x 1 AT x 3
BA x 2 BI x 2 BL x 3
IN x 2
LA x 4 LI x 2
NA x 1
PA x 8 PI x 9 PL x 5
TA x 5 TI x 7

cmp 7 9 tot
P 3 1 4
tot 3 1 4

PAINTBALL

word       length      
ALIBI 5
ALIT 4
ANTI 4
APIAN 5
ATILT 5
ATTAIN 6
ATTAINT 7 disallowed elsewhere
BAIL 4
BAIT 4
BILABIAL 8
BILL 4
BLIN 4
BLINI 5
BLIP 4
INAPT 5
INITIAL 7
LABIA 5
LABIAL 6
LAIN 4
LANAI 5
LILT 4
LINT 4
NAIL 4
PAIL 4
PAIN 4
PAINT 5
PAINTBALL * 9 pangram
PALATIAL 8
PANINI 6
PAPILLA 7
PATINA 6
PILL 4
PINATA 6
PINBALL * 7
PINT 4
PINTAIL * 7
PIPIT 5
PIPPIN 6
PITA 4
PITAPAT * 7
PLAIN 5
PLAINT 6
PLAIT 5
PLANTAIN 8
PLIANT 6
TAIL 4
TAIN 4 disallowed elsewhere
TAINT 5
TALI 4
TANNIN 6
TIBIA 5
TIBIAL 6
TILAPIA 7
TILL 4
TILT 4
TINT 4
TITAN 5

* compound(ish) word

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