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February 17, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 17, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TACFILY
Spelling Bee for February 17, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter F: June 29, 2022
Center letter L: September 27, 2018

words: 172
score: 971 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 23
C x 30
F x 37
I x 9
L x 25
T x 43
Y x 5

4L x 43
5L x 42
6L x 25
7L x 26
8L x 9
9L x 14
10L x 5
11L x 4
12L x 2
13L x 1
15L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 tot
A 8 4 3 4 - - 1 1 2 - - 23
C 3 5 7 5 1 3 1 3 - 1 1 30
F 6 8 5 6 4 6 2 - - - - 37
I 2 2 2 2 - 1 - - - - - 9
L 5 6 4 6 2 2 - - - - - 25
T 16 15 4 3 2 2 1 - - - - 43
Y 3 2 - - - - - - - - - 5
tot 43 42 25 26 9 14 5 4 2 1 1 172

debut appearances 2
previously disallowed debuts 1

FACIALITY, FACILITY, FACTIALITY, FACTICALLY, FAYALITIC, LACTIFY

word       length      
ACATALLACTIC 12
ACTA 4
ACTI 4
ACTIFY 6
ACYCLICALITY 12
ACYCLICITY 10
AFFLICT 7
AFTY 4
AILLT 5
ALACTIC 7
ALIT 4
ALTA 4
ALTI 4
ATACTIC 7
ATACTICALLY 11
ATALL 5
ATILT 5
ATLATL 6
ATTA 4
ATTACCA 7
ATTIC 5
ATTILA 6
AYAT 4
CACTI 5
CAITIFF 7
CALCILYTIC 10
CALCITIC 8
CATALATIC 9
CATALLACTIC 11
CATALLACTICALLY 15
CATALYTIC 9
CATALYTICAL 11
CATALYTICALLY 13
CATCALL 7
CATFALL 7
CATFIT 6
CATLY 5
CATTAIL 7
CATTILY 7 debut, previously disallowed
CATTY 5
CITAL 5
CITIFY 6
CITY 4
CITYFY 6
CLAT 4
CLATTY 6
CLIFT 5
CLIFTY 6
CLIT 4
CLITIC 6
CLITTY 6
CYCLICALITY 11
CYCLICITY 9
FACACTA 7
FACIALITY 9 pangram
FACILITY 8 pangram
FACT 4
FACTA 5
FACTIALITY 10 pangram
FACTIC 6
FACTICAL 8
FACTICALLY 10 pangram
FACTICITY 9 debut
FACTIFY 7
FACTITIAL 9
FACTY 5
FAIT 4
FALCATA 7
FALT 4
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATCAT 6
FATLY 5
FATTILY 7
FATTY 5
FAYALITIC 9 pangram
FIAT 4
FICTILITY 9
FIFTY 5
FILIALITY 9
FITLY 5
FITTY 5
FLAT 4
FLATLAY 7
FLATLY 6
FLATTY 6
FLIT 4
FLITTILY 8
FLITTY 6
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
ILLICIT 7
ILLICITLY 9
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT 6
ITAL 4
ITALIC 6
ITTY 4
LACTIC 6
LACTIFIC 8
LACTIFY 7 perfect pangram
LACTYL 6
LACTYLIC 8
LAICALITY 9
LAICITY 7
LAIT 4
LAITY 5
LATA 4
LATI 4
LATITAT 7
LATITIC 7
LAYFLAT 7
LICIT 5
LICITLY 7
LIFT 4
LILT 4
LITAI 5
LITFIC 6
LITTLY 6
LITTY 5
LYTIC 5
LYTICALLY 9
LYTTA 5
TACIT 5
TACITLY 7
TACT 4
TACTIC 6
TACTICAL 8
TACTICALLY 10
TACTICITY 9
TACTILITY 9 allowed elsewhere
TACTITIC 8
TAFFY 5
TAFIA 5
TAFT 4
TAIL 4
TAILFLY 7
TAIT 4
TALA 4
TALC 4
TALCY 5
TALI 4
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TALLY 5
TATA 4
TATAC 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTILY 7
TATTY 5
TICAL 5
TICCY 5
TICTAC 6
TIFF 4
TIFFY 5
TIFT 4
TILI 4
TILIA 5
TILL 4
TILLY 5
TILT 4
TILTY 5
TITI 4
YATAI 5
YATI 4
YATT 4
YATTA 5
YIFT 4

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