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, alongside other analysis.
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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
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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
CAT ALLACT ICALLY
15
CAT ALYT ICALLY
13
ACAT ALLACT IC
12
ACYCLICALIT Y
12
AT ACT ICALLY
11
CAT ALLACT IC
11
CAT ALYT ICAL
11
CYCLICALIT Y
11
ACYCLICIT Y
10
CALCILYT IC
10
FACT IALIT Y
10
pangram
FACT ICALLY
10
pangram
T ACT ICALLY
10
CAT ALAT IC
9
CAT ALYT IC
9
CYCLICIT Y
9
FACIALIT Y
9
pangram
FACT ICIT Y
9
debut
FACT IT IAL
9
FAYALIT IC
9
pangram
FICT ILIT Y
9
FILIALIT Y
9
ILLICIT LY
9
LAICALIT Y
9
LYT ICALLY
9
T ACT ICIT Y
9
T ACT ILIT Y
9
allowed elsewhere
CALCIT IC
8
FACILIT Y
8
pangram
FACT ICAL
8
FAT ALIT Y
8
FLIT T ILY
8
LACT IFIC
8
LACT YLIC
8
T ACT ICAL
8
T ACT IT IC
8
AFFLICT
7
ALACT IC
7
AT ACT IC
7
AT T ACCA
7
CAIT IFF
7
CAT CALL
7
CAT FALL
7
CAT T AIL
7
CAT T ILY
7
debut, previously disallowed
FACACT A
7
FACT IFY
7
FALCAT A
7
FAT ALLY
7
FAT T ILY
7
FLAT LAY
7
ILLICIT
7
ILLIT IC
7
LACT IFY
7
perfect pangram
LAICIT Y
7
LAT IT AT
7
LAT IT IC
7
LAYFLAT
7
LICIT LY
7
T ACIT LY
7
T AILFLY
7
T AT T ILY
7
ACT IFY
6
AT LAT L
6
AT T ILA
6
CAT FIT
6
CIT IFY
6
CIT YFY
6
CLAT T Y
6
CLIFT Y
6
CLIT IC
6
CLIT T Y
6
FACT IC
6
FAT CAT
6
FLAT LY
6
FLAT T Y
6
FLIT T Y
6
ILLLIT
6
IT ALIC
6
LACT IC
6
LACT YL
6
LIT FIC
6
LIT T LY
6
T ACT IC
6
T ALLAT
6
T ALLIT
6
allowed elsewhere
T ICT AC
6
AILLT
5
AT ALL
5
AT ILT
5
AT T IC
5
CACT I
† 5
CAT LY
5
CAT T Y
5
CIT AL
5
CLIFT
5
FACT A
5
FACT Y
5
FAT AL
5
FAT LY
5
FAT T Y
5
FIFT Y
5
FIT LY
5
FIT T Y
5
ICT AL
5
ICT IC
5
LAIT Y
5
LICIT
5
LIT AI
5
LIT T Y
5
LYT IC
5
LYT T A
5
T ACIT
5
T AFFY
5
T AFIA
5
T ALCY
5
T ALLA
5
T ALLY
5
T AT AC
5
T AT T A
5
T AT T Y
5
T ICAL
5
T ICCY
5
T IFFY
5
T ILIA
5
T ILLY
5
T ILT Y
5
YAT AI
5
YAT T A
5
ACT A
4
ACT I
4
AFT Y
4
ALIT
4
ALT A
4
ALT I
4
AT T A
4
AYAT
4
CIT Y
4
CLAT
4
CLIT
4
FACT
4
FAIT
4
FALT
4
FIAT
4
FLAT
4
FLIT
4
IT AL
4
IT T Y
4
LAIT
4
LAT A
4
LAT I
4
LIFT
4
LILT
4
T ACT
4
T AFT
4
T AIL
4
T AIT
4
T ALA
4
T ALC
4
T ALI
† 4
T ALL
4
T AT A
4
T AT T
4
T IFF
4
T IFT
4
T ILI
4
T ILL
4
T ILT
4
T IT I
4
YAT I
4
YAT T
4
YIFT
4
† plural noun