February 8, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 8, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 8, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words46
Max Points236
Pangrams3
Genius165
4 letter answers 16 words
BILEBILLBITEGIBEGILLGILTGLIBILLYITTYLILTLILYLITETILETILLTILTYETI
5 letter answers 11 words
BEIGEBELIEBIBLEBIGLYBILGEBILLYELITELEGITLIBELLIEGETITLE
6 letter answers 8 words
BIGGIEBILLETGIBLETGIGGLEGIGGLYGLIBLYLITTLETITTLE
7 letter answers 3 words
LEGIBLELEGIBLYLIBELEE
8 letter answers 3 words
BELITTLEELIGIBLEELIGIBLY
9 letter answers 2 words
ILLEGIBLEILLEGIBLY
10 letter answers 1 word
LEGIBILITY
11 letter answers 1 word
ELIGIBILITY
12 letter answers 1 word
ILLEGIBILITY
Common questions
How many answers in the February 8, 2020 Spelling Bee?
46 valid answers worth 236 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 165 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ELIGIBILITY, ILLEGIBILITY, LEGIBILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.