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 4, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2020, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ACFILOR
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter I: May 6, 2023
Center letter F: October 11, 2021

words: 73
score: 309 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

A x 12
C x 22
F x 18
I x 1
L x 9
O x 4
R x 7

4L x 27
5L x 21
6L x 12
7L x 7
8L x 5
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 6 2 2 2 - - 12
C 6 7 4 3 1 1 22
F 5 7 3 1 2 - 18
I - 1 - - - - 1
L 5 3 1 - - - 9
O 2 1 - - 1 - 4
R 3 - 2 1 1 - 7
tot 27 21 12 7 5 1 73

cmp 7 tot
A 1 1
F 1 1
R 1 1
tot 3 3

debut appearances 7

CALORIFIC

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACAI 4
AFAR 4
AFFAIR 6
AFRO 4
AIOLI 5
AIRFOIL * 7
ALFALFA 7
ALOOF 5
ARCO 4
ARIA 4
ARIL 4
CACAO 5
CALF 4
CALICO 6 debut
CALL 4
CALLA 5
CALLALOO 8
CALORIC 7 debut
CALORIFIC 9 pangram, debut
CARIOCA 7 debut
CAROL 5
CIAO 4 debut
CILIA 5
CIRCA 5
CLOACA 6
COAL 4
COCA 4
COCOA 5
COLA 4
COLLAR 6
CORAL 5
COROLLA 7
CORRAL 6
FACIAL 6
FAIL 4
FAIR 4
FALL 4
FALLOFF * 7
FARCICAL 8
FARRO 5
FILIAL 6
FLAIL 5
FLAIR 5
FLORA 5
FLORAL 6
FOAL 4
FOCACCIA 8 debut
FOCAL 5
FORA 4
FRAIL 5
FRIAR 5
ILIAC 5
LAIC 4
LAICAL 6
LAIR 4
LIAR 4
LILAC 5
LIRA 4
LOAF 4
LOCAL 5
LOOFA 5
OFFAL 5
OFFICIAL 8 debut
ORAL 4
ORCA 4
RACIAL 6
RAFFIA 6
RAIL 4
RAILCAR * 7
RIAL 4
RIFFRAFF 8
ROAR 4

* compound(ish) word

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