February 17, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 17, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 17, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words53
Max Points259
Pangram1
Genius181
4 letter answers 17 words
ALITCITYFACTFIATFLATFLITITTYLIFTLILTTACTTAILTALCTALITALLTIFFTILLTILT
5 letter answers 15 words
ATILTATTICCACTICATTYFATALFATLYFATTYFIFTYFITLYLAITYLICITTACITTAFFYTALLYTATTY
6 letter answers 5 words
CITIFYFLATLYITALICLACTICTACTIC
7 letter answers 8 words
AFFLICTCATCALLCATTAILCATTILYFATALLYILLICITLICITLYTACITLY
8 letter answers 3 words
FACILITYFATALITYTACTICAL
9 letter answers 3 words
CATALYTICFACTICITYILLICITLY
10 letter answers 1 word
TACTICALLY
13 letter answers 1 word
CATALYTICALLY
Common questions
How many answers in the February 17, 2020 Spelling Bee?
53 valid answers worth 259 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 181 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is FACILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.