February 29, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 29, 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 29, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points232
Pangram1
Genius162

4 letter answers 19 words

ARTYBARBBOARBOORBRATBRAYORALROARROLLROOTROTOTAROTARTTOROTORTTRAYTROTTROYTYRO

5 letter answers 17 words

ABORTALTARAORTAARBORARRAYATTARLABORLORRYRALLYRATTYROBOTROTORROYALTABORTAROTTARRYTROLL

6 letter answers 9 words

AORTALARROYOBRATTYORALLYORATORRATTLYROTARYTARTARTARTLY

7 letter answers 7 words

ORATORYRATATATROLLBARROTATORROYALLYROYALTYTOOLBAR

8 letter answers 1 word

ROTATORY

10 letter answers 1 word

LABORATORY

Common questions

How many answers in the February 29, 2020 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 232 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 162 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. 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.