February 20, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 20, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 20, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points279
Pangrams3
Genius195
4 letter answers 22 words
ALITBAILBALKBALLBILKBILLBLABBLATCALLKILLKILTLACKLAICLICKLILTTAILTALCTALITALKTALLTILLTILT
5 letter answers 14 words
ALACKALIBIATILTBLACKCABALCALLACILIACLACKCLICKILIACLABIALICITLILACTABLA
6 letter answers 8 words
ALKALICABALAITALICLABIALLACTICLAICALTALLITTIBIAL
7 letter answers 5 words
BACILLIBACKLITCATCALLCATTAILILLICIT
8 letter answers 7 words
BACKTALKBIBLICALBILABIALCALLBACKKICKBALLTACTICALTAILBACK
9 letter answers 3 words
BALALAIKABLACKBALLCLICKBAIT
Common questions
How many answers in the February 20, 2022 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 279 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 195 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BACKLIT, CLICKBAIT, TAILBACK. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.