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 16, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 16, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter NBEILMT
Spelling Bee for February 16, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter L: November 12, 2023
Center letter M: September 30, 2021
Center letter B: August 30, 2020

words: 197
score: 1,109 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 25
bingo: yes

B x 36
E x 23
I x 23
L x 31
M x 31
N x 26
T x 27

4L x 38
5L x 35
6L x 52
7L x 33
8L x 29
9L x 4
10L x 3
11L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
B 8 6 6 7 4 2 1 1 1 36
E - 6 5 7 3 1 - 1 - 23
I 3 7 5 2 4 - 2 - - 23
L 7 7 7 6 3 1 - - - 31
M 5 3 8 7 8 - - - - 31
N 10 3 11 - 2 - - - - 26
T 5 3 10 4 5 - - - - 27
tot 38 35 52 33 29 4 3 2 1 197

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
B - 1 5 1 7
I 1 2 - - 3
L - - 2 1 3
M - - 3 2 5
N - 1 - 1 2
T - 3 1 1 5
tot 1 7 11 6 25

BELEMNITE, BELITTLEMENT, BILIMENT

word       length      
BELITTLEMENT 12 pangram
BINIMETINIB 11
ENTITLEMENT 11
BENNETTITE 10
ILMENITITE 10
IMBIBEMENT 10
BELEMNITE 9 pangram
BEMENTITE 9
EMBLEMENT 9
LINENETTE 9
BELTLINE * 8
BENETTLE 8
BILIMENT 8 pangram
BILINITE 8
ELIMINEE 8
EMITTENT 8
ENTITLEE 8
ILLBIENT 8
ILMENITE 8
IMMINENT 8
INNELITE 8
LIMBLINE * 8
LIMETTIN 8
LINIMENT 8
MELENITE 8
MELINITE 8
MELITTIN 8
MENILITE 8
MILLINET 8
MIMETENE 8
MINIBITE * 8
MINIMILL * 8
NELENITE 8
NINETEEN * 8
TEINEITE 8
TENEMENT 8
TIMELINE * 8
TIMENTIN 8
TINNIENT 8
BEELINE * 7
BELLINI 7
BELLMEN * 7
BELTMEN * 7
BILLMEN * 7
BINNITE 7
BITLINE * 7
ELEMENT 7
EMBELIN 7
EMETINE 7
EMINENT 7
ENIMINE 7
ENTENTE 7
ENTITLE 7
INTIMIN 7
INTITLE 7
LEETMEN * 7
LENIENT 7
LIEMENT 7
LIMNITE 7
LINELET 7
LINEMEN * 7
MEBENIL 7
MELETIN 7
MILLINE 7
MILLMEN * 7
MINETTE 7
MINIMIN * 7
MINTMEN * 7
TELEMEN 7
TENIBLE 7
TINMINE * 7
TITLENE 7
BENBEN 6
BENNET 6
BENNIE 6
BIMINI 6
BINMEN * 6
BITTEN 6
ELEMIN 6
ELININ 6
EMETIN 6
ENLIMN 6
ENMEIN 6
INBENT * 6
INLINE * 6
INTEIN 6
INTENT 6
INTINE 6
LENITE 6
LENTIL 6
LIENEE 6
LINNET 6
LINTEL 6
LINTIE 6
LITTEN 6
MEETEN 6
MEINIE 6
MELENE 6
MELINE 6
MENTEE 6
MINIMI 6
MINNIE 6
MITTEN 6
NEINEI 6
NEMBIE 6
NETMEN * 6
NETTIE 6
NETTLE 6
NIBBLE 6
NIBLET 6
NIELLI 6
NIMBLE 6
NIMITE 6
NINEIN 6
TEENIE 6
TELLEN 6
TELLIN 6
TELNET * 6 disallowed elsewhere
TEMENE 6
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TINMEN * 6
TINNIE 6
TITMEN * 6
BENET 5
BENNE 5
BILIN 5
BINIT 5
BLENT 5
BLINI 5
EBENE 5
ELLEN 5
ELMEN 5
ENLIT 5
ENNET 5
ETTEN 5
IMENE 5
IMINE 5
INLET * 5
INNIE 5
INNIT 5
INTEL 5
INTIL 5
LEBEN 5
LEBNI 5
LEINT 5
LENTE 5
LIMEN 5
LINEN 5
LININ 5
MINIM 5
MINMI 5
MNEME 5
NEBEL 5
NEEMB 5
NIMBI 5
TENET 5
TENNE 5
TITIN 5
BEEN 4
BEIN 4
BENE 4
BENT 4
BIEN 4
BINE 4
BINT 4
BLIN 4
IMIN 4
INEE 4
INTI 4
LENE 4
LENT 4
LIEN 4
LIMN 4
LINE 4
LINN 4
LINT 4
MENE 4
MIEN 4
MINE 4
MINI 4
MINT 4
NEEB 4
NEEM 4
NEET 4
NENE 4
NETI 4
NETT 4
NILL 4
NIMB 4
NINE 4
NITE 4
TEEN 4
TEIN 4
TENT 4
TINE 4
TINT 4

* compound(ish) word

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