February 2, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 2, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 2, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words73
Max Points334
Pangram1
Genius234

4 letter answers 24 words

EPEEHEAPHELPHYPELEAPPALEPALLPALPPAPAPATEPATHPEALPEATPEELPEEPPELTPHATPLATPLAYPLEATAPATAPETYPEYELP

5 letter answers 22 words

ALEPHALPHAAPPLEAPPLYAPTLYHAPPYLAPELLEAPTPAPALPAPPYPATLYPATTYPAYEEPEATYPEPPYPETALPETTYPHYLAPLATEPLEATTEPEEYAPPY

6 letter answers 11 words

APATHYAPPALLAPPEALAPPLETPAELLAPALATEPALELYPALLETPAPAYAPELLETTEEPEE

7 letter answers 7 words

HEELTAPPALATALPALETTEPALPATEPAPALLYPATELLAPLAYLET

8 letter answers 5 words

PATELLAEPLATELETTELEPATHTELEPLAYTELETYPE

9 letter answers 3 words

APPELLATEPALATALLYTELEPATHY

11 letter answers 1 word

HEPTATHLETE

Common questions

How many answers in the February 2, 2020 Spelling Bee?

73 valid answers worth 334 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 234 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is TELEPATHY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.