February 5, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 5, 2021

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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 5, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words58
Max Points240
Pangram1
Genius168

4 letter answers 24 words

DEEDDEFYDELLDOLEDUDEDUELDYEDEDDYEELYEYEDFEEDFEELFELLFEUDFLEDFLEEFLOEFLUEFUELLEDELODEOLEOYELLYULE

5 letter answers 5 words

DOLEDDUDEDELUDEOFFEDYODEL

6 letter answers 21 words

DEEDEDDELUDEDOFFEDDOLLEDDOODLEDUELEDDUFFELDUFFLEDULLEDELUDEDEYEFULFELLEDFEUDEDFOLDEDFOOLEDFOULEDFUDDLEFUELEDLOLLEDLULLEDYELLED

7 letter answers 7 words

DELUDEDDOLEFULDOODLEDFLOODEDFLUFFEDFUDDLEDYODELED

9 letter answers 1 word

DOLEFULLY

Common questions

How many answers in the February 5, 2021 Spelling Bee?

58 valid answers worth 240 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 168 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.