Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
February 17, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 17, 2020, 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: 53
score: 259 pts
pangrams: 1

A x 4
C x 9
F x 14
I x 4
L x 6
T x 16

4L x 17
5L x 15
6L x 5
7L x 8
8L x 3
9L x 3
10L x 1
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 tot
A 1 2 - 1 - - - - 4
C 1 2 1 3 - 1 - 1 9
F 4 5 1 1 2 1 - - 14
I 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - 4
L 2 2 1 1 - - - - 6
T 8 4 1 1 1 - 1 - 16
tot 17 15 5 8 3 3 1 1 53

debut appearances 2
previously disallowed debuts 1

FACILITY

word       length      
AFFLICT 7
ALIT 4
ATILT 5
ATTIC 5
CACTI 5
CATALYTIC 9
CATALYTICALLY 13
CATCALL 7
CATTAIL 7
CATTILY 7 debut, previously disallowed
CATTY 5
CITIFY 6
CITY 4
FACILITY 8 pangram
FACT 4
FACTICITY 9 debut
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATLY 5
FATTY 5
FIAT 4
FIFTY 5
FITLY 5
FLAT 4
FLATLY 6
FLIT 4
ILLICIT 7
ILLICITLY 9
ITALIC 6
ITTY 4
LACTIC 6
LAITY 5
LICIT 5
LICITLY 7
LIFT 4
LILT 4
TACIT 5
TACITLY 7
TACT 4
TACTIC 6
TACTICAL 8
TACTICALLY 10
TAFFY 5
TAIL 4
TALC 4
TALI 4
TALL 4
TALLY 5
TATTY 5
TIFF 4
TILL 4
TILT 4

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