February 16, 2021 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 16, 2021, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Related puzzles
Center letter L: November 12, 2023Center letter M: September 30, 2021
Center letter B: August 30, 2020
words: 54
score: 259 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes
B x 9
E x 5
I x 5
L x 12
M x 7
N x 8
T x 8
4L x 19
5L x 8
6L x 11
7L x 8
8L x 6
11L x 1
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| E | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| M | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| tot | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| B | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
BELITTLEMENT
| word | length | |||
| BELITTLEMENT | 12 | pangram | ||
| ENTITLEMENT | 11 | |||
| BELTLINE | * 8 | |||
| IMMINENT | 8 | |||
| LINIMENT | 8 | |||
| NINETEEN | * 8 | |||
| TENEMENT | 8 | |||
| TIMELINE | * 8 | |||
| BEELINE | * 7 | |||
| BELLMEN | * 7 | |||
| ELEMENT | 7 | |||
| EMINENT | 7 | |||
| ENTENTE | 7 | |||
| ENTITLE | 7 | |||
| LENIENT | 7 | |||
| LINEMEN | * 7 | |||
| BITTEN | 6 | |||
| INTENT | 6 | |||
| LENTIL | 6 | |||
| LINNET | 6 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| LINTEL | 6 | |||
| MENTEE | 6 | |||
| MITTEN | 6 | |||
| NETTLE | 6 | |||
| NIBBLE | 6 | |||
| NIMBLE | 6 | |||
| TELNET | * 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| BLINI | 5 | |||
| INLET | * 5 | |||
| INNIE | 5 | |||
| INTEL | 5 | |||
| LINEN | 5 | |||
| MINIM | 5 | |||
| NIMBI | 5 | |||
| TENET | 5 | |||
| BEEN | 4 | |||
| BENT | 4 | |||
| BLIN | 4 | |||
| LENT | 4 | |||
| LIEN | 4 | |||
| LIMN | 4 | |||
| LINE | 4 | |||
| LINT | 4 | |||
| MIEN | 4 | |||
| MINE | 4 | |||
| MINI | 4 | |||
| MINT | 4 | |||
| NENE | 4 | |||
| NINE | 4 | |||
| NITE | 4 | |||
| TEEN | 4 | |||
| TENT | 4 | |||
| TINE | 4 | |||
| TINT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word