Spelling Bee July 18, 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: O
Puzzle stats
Total words
42
Total points
156
Pangrams
2
Genius score
109
Center letter
O
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- DOLPHIN
- DOLPHIN
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
7 pts
5%
Good
12 pts
8%
Solid
23 pts
15%
Nice
39 pts
25%
Great
62 pts
40%
Amazing
78 pts
50%
Genius
109 pts
70%
Queen Bee
156 pts
100%
All accepted words
- dildo
- dino
- diploid
- dodo
- doll
- dollop
- dolphin
- dolphin
- hippo
- hold
- hood
- hoodoo
- hoop
- idol
- lion
- lipo
- lipoid
- loin
- loll
- lollipop
- lollop
- loon
- loop
- nonillion
- noon
- olio
- onion
- opinion
- opioid
- phono
- pillion
- pinion
- plod
- plop
- polio
- poll
- polo
- pond
- pooh
- pool
- poop
- poplin
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, July 18, 2020 uses the seven letters D, H, I, L, N, O, P, with O as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 42 accepted words for a total of 156 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 109 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.