Spelling Bee August 20, 2024 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: P
Puzzle stats
Total words
28
Total points
105
Pangrams
2
Genius score
73
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- PHOENIX
- PHOENIX
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
2 pts
2%
Moving Up
5 pts
5%
Good
8 pts
8%
Solid
15 pts
15%
Nice
26 pts
25%
Great
42 pts
40%
Amazing
52 pts
50%
Genius
73 pts
70%
Queen Bee
105 pts
100%
All accepted words
- epee
- expo
- hippie
- hippo
- hoop
- hope
- ninepin
- nope
- open
- opine
- opinion
- peen
- peep
- penne
- peon
- phoenix
- phoenix
- phone
- phono
- pine
- pinion
- pipe
- pippin
- pixie
- pone
- pooh
- poop
- pope
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, August 20, 2024 uses the seven letters E, H, I, N, O, P, X, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 28 accepted words for a total of 105 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 73 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.