February 17, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from February 17, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LI.
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Instructions
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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
compounds: 10
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
tot
C
1
3
4
F
1
1
2
I
1
-
1
L
1
1
2
T
-
1
1
tot
4
6
10
plu
4
5
tot
C
-
1
1
T
1
-
1
tot
1
1
2
debut appearances
2
previously disallowed debuts
1
FACIALITY, FACILITY, FACTIALITY, FACTICALLY, FAYALITIC, LACTIFY
ACAT ALLACT IC
12
ACT A
4
ACT I
4
ACT IFY
6
ACYCLICALIT Y
12
ACYCLICIT Y
10
AFFLICT
7
AFT Y
4
AILLT
5
ALACT IC
7
ALIT
4
ALT A
4
ALT I
4
AT ACT IC
7
AT ACT ICALLY
11
AT ALL
5
AT ILT
5
AT LAT L
6
AT T A
4
AT T ACCA
7
AT T IC
5
AT T ILA
6
AYAT
4
CACT I
† 5
CAIT IFF
7
CALCILYT IC
10
CALCIT IC
8
CAT ALAT IC
9
CAT ALLACT IC
11
CAT ALLACT ICALLY
15
CAT ALYT IC
9
CAT ALYT ICAL
11
CAT ALYT ICALLY
13
CAT CALL
* 7
CAT FALL
* 7
CAT FIT
* 6
CAT LY
5
CAT T AIL
* 7
CAT T ILY
7
debut, previously disallowed
CAT T Y
5
CIT AL
5
CIT IFY
6
CIT Y
4
CIT YFY
6
CLAT
4
CLAT T Y
6
CLIFT
5
CLIFT Y
6
CLIT
4
CLIT IC
6
CLIT T Y
6
CYCLICALIT Y
11
CYCLICIT Y
9
FACACT A
7
FACIALIT Y
9
pangram
FACILIT Y
8
pangram
FACT
4
FACT A
5
FACT IALIT Y
10
pangram
FACT IC
6
FACT ICAL
8
FACT ICALLY
10
pangram
FACT ICIT Y
9
debut
FACT IFY
7
FACT IT IAL
9
FACT Y
5
FAIT
4
FALCAT A
7
FALT
4
FAT AL
5
FAT ALIT Y
8
FAT ALLY
7
FAT CAT
* 6
FAT LY
5
FAT T ILY
7
FAT T Y
5
FAYALIT IC
9
pangram
FIAT
4
FICT ILIT Y
9
FIFT Y
5
FILIALIT Y
9
FIT LY
5
FIT T Y
5
FLAT
4
FLAT LAY
* 7
FLAT LY
6
FLAT T Y
6
FLIT
4
FLIT T ILY
8
FLIT T Y
6
ICT AL
5
ICT IC
5
ILLICIT
7
ILLICIT LY
9
ILLIT IC
7
ILLLIT
* 6
IT AL
4
IT ALIC
6
IT T Y
4
LACT IC
6
LACT IFIC
8
LACT IFY
7
perfect pangram
LACT YL
6
LACT YLIC
8
LAICALIT Y
9
LAICIT Y
7
LAIT
4
LAIT Y
5
LAT A
4
LAT I
4
LAT IT AT
7
LAT IT IC
7
LAYFLAT
* 7
LICIT
5
LICIT LY
7
LIFT
4
LILT
4
LIT AI
5
LIT FIC
* 6
LIT T LY
6
LIT T Y
5
LYT IC
5
LYT ICALLY
9
LYT T A
5
T ACIT
5
T ACIT LY
7
T ACT
4
T ACT IC
6
T ACT ICAL
8
T ACT ICALLY
10
T ACT ICIT Y
9
T ACT ILIT Y
9
allowed elsewhere
T ACT IT IC
8
T AFFY
5
T AFIA
5
T AFT
4
T AIL
4
T AILFLY
* 7
T AIT
4
T ALA
4
T ALC
4
T ALCY
5
T ALI
† 4
T ALL
4
T ALLA
5
T ALLAT
6
T ALLIT
6
allowed elsewhere
T ALLY
5
T AT A
4
T AT AC
5
T AT T
4
T AT T A
5
T AT T ILY
7
T AT T Y
5
T ICAL
5
T ICCY
5
T ICT AC
6
T IFF
4
T IFFY
5
T IFT
4
T ILI
4
T ILIA
5
T ILL
4
T ILLY
5
T ILT
4
T ILT Y
5
T IT I
4
YAT AI
5
YAT I
4
YAT T
4
YAT T A
5
YIFT
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun