February 16, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 16, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 16, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points259
Pangram1
Genius181
4 letter answers 19 words
BEENBENTBLINLENTLIENLIMNLINELINTMIENMINEMINIMINTNENENINENITETEENTENTTINETINT
5 letter answers 8 words
BLINIINLETINNIEINTELLINENMINIMNIMBITENET
6 letter answers 11 words
BITTENINTENTLENTILLINNETLINTELMENTEEMITTENNETTLENIBBLENIMBLETELNET
7 letter answers 8 words
BEELINEBELLMENELEMENTEMINENTENTENTEENTITLELENIENTLINEMEN
8 letter answers 6 words
BELTLINEIMMINENTLINIMENTNINETEENTENEMENTTIMELINE
11 letter answers 1 word
ENTITLEMENT
12 letter answers 1 word
BELITTLEMENT
Common questions
How many answers in the February 16, 2021 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 259 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 181 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BELITTLEMENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.