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 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 17, 2020, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


center letter TACFILY
Spelling Bee for February 17, 2020

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

words: 129
score: 928 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 4 AF x 1 AI x 1 AL x 1 AT x 8
CA x 17 CI x 3 CL x 5 CY x 2
FA x 21 FI x 5 FL x 5
IC x 2 IL x 4 IT x 1
LA x 11 LI x 6 LY x 3
LYT x 3
TA x 20 TI x 7
YA x 2

debut appearances 2
previously disallowed debuts 1

FACIALITY, FACILITY, FACTIALITY, FACTICALLY, FAYALITIC, LACTIFY

word       length      
CATALLACTICALLY 15
CATALYTICALLY 13
ACATALLACTIC 12
ACYCLICALITY 12
ATACTICALLY 11
CATALLACTIC 11
CATALYTICAL 11
CYCLICALITY 11
ACYCLICITY 10
CALCILYTIC 10
FACTIALITY 10 pangram
FACTICALLY 10 pangram
TACTICALLY 10
CATALATIC 9
CATALYTIC 9
CYCLICITY 9
FACIALITY 9 pangram
FACTICITY 9 debut
FACTITIAL 9
FAYALITIC 9 pangram
FICTILITY 9
FILIALITY 9
ILLICITLY 9
LAICALITY 9
LYTICALLY 9
TACTICITY 9
TACTILITY 9 allowed elsewhere
CALCITIC 8
FACILITY 8 pangram
FACTICAL 8
FATALITY 8
FLITTILY 8
LACTIFIC 8
LACTYLIC 8
TACTICAL 8
TACTITIC 8
AFFLICT 7
ALACTIC 7
ATACTIC 7
ATTACCA 7
CAITIFF 7
CATCALL 7
CATFALL 7
CATTAIL 7
CATTILY 7 debut, previously disallowed
FACACTA 7
FACTIFY 7
FALCATA 7
FATALLY 7
FATTILY 7
FLATLAY 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LACTIFY 7 perfect pangram
LAICITY 7
LATITAT 7
LATITIC 7
LAYFLAT 7
LICITLY 7
TACITLY 7
TAILFLY 7
TATTILY 7
ACTIFY 6
ATLATL 6
ATTILA 6
CATFIT 6
CITIFY 6
CITYFY 6
CLATTY 6
CLIFTY 6
CLITIC 6
CLITTY 6
FACTIC 6
FATCAT 6
FLATLY 6
FLATTY 6
FLITTY 6
ILLLIT 6
ITALIC 6
LACTIC 6
LACTYL 6
LITFIC 6
LITTLY 6
TACTIC 6
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TICTAC 6
AILLT 5
ATALL 5
ATILT 5
ATTIC 5
CACTI 5
CATLY 5
CATTY 5
CITAL 5
CLIFT 5
FACTA 5
FACTY 5
FATAL 5
FATLY 5
FATTY 5
FIFTY 5
FITLY 5
FITTY 5
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
LAITY 5
LICIT 5
LITAI 5
LITTY 5
LYTIC 5
LYTTA 5
TACIT 5
TAFFY 5
TAFIA 5
TALCY 5
TALLA 5
TALLY 5
TATAC 5
TATTA 5
TATTY 5
TICAL 5
TICCY 5
TIFFY 5
TILIA 5
TILLY 5
TILTY 5
YATAI 5
YATTA 5

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