February 18, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 18, 2020

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 18, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words43
Max Points151
Pangrams2
Genius106

4 letter answers 26 words

HOLTHOOTINTOLIMOLIONLOINLOLLLOOMLOONLOOTMOILMOLLMOLTMONOMOONMOOTMOTHNOONOLIOOMITONTOTOILTOLLTOOLTOONTOOT

5 letter answers 6 words

LITHOLOTTOMONTHMOTTOONIONTOOTH

6 letter answers 5 words

LOTIONMINIONMOTIONNOTIONTOMTIT

7 letter answers 2 words

MILLIONMOONLIT

8 letter answers 1 word

MONOLITH

9 letter answers 2 words

MILLIONTHNONILLION

11 letter answers 1 word

NONILLIONTH

Common questions

How many answers in the February 18, 2020 Spelling Bee?

43 valid answers worth 151 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 106 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are MILLIONTH, MONOLITH. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.