Spelling Bee August 8, 2020 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
49
Total points
296
Pangrams
6
Genius score
207
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ADAPTATION
- ADAPTATION
- ADOPTION
- ADAPTION
- ADAPTION
- ADOPTION
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
14 pts
5%
Good
23 pts
8%
Solid
44 pts
15%
Nice
74 pts
25%
Great
118 pts
40%
Amazing
148 pts
50%
Genius
207 pts
70%
Queen Bee
296 pts
100%
All accepted words
- adapt
- adaptation
- adaptation
- adaption
- adaption
- adopt
- adoption
- adoption
- apian
- appoint
- atop
- inapt
- nonpaid
- opinion
- opioid
- option
- paid
- pain
- paint
- panda
- pandit
- panini
- pant
- papa
- patina
- patio
- piano
- pinata
- pinion
- pinot
- pinpoint
- pint
- pinto
- pipit
- pippin
- pita
- pitapat
- piton
- podia
- point
- pond
- pontoon
- poop
- poppa
- potation
- potato
- potion
- tapa
- tiptop
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 8, 2020 uses the seven letters A, D, I, N, O, P, T, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 49 accepted words for a total of 296 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 207 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 6 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.