Monday, February 16, 2026
A
R
B
K
M
O
C

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, February 16, 2026 puts A in the center, with R, B, K, M, O, C around it. There are 100 valid words. The pangram is BACKROOM. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes A. Tap a word for a short definition.

Today's Difficulty Hard ★★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 169+ pts Amazing: 212+ pts Genius: 296+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 423 pts

Pangrams

BACKROOM15pts

Pangram Meanings

BACKROOM Click to load definition

All Valid Words(100)

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4 Letters

ABBA1pts AMBO1pts AMMO1pts AMOK1pts ARAK1pts ARCO1pts BABA1pts BACK1pts BARB1pts BARK1pts BARM1pts BOAR1pts BORA1pts CACA1pts CARB1pts CARK1pts CARR1pts COCA1pts COMA1pts CRAB1pts CRAM1pts KAKA1pts KBAR1pts MAAR1pts MACK1pts MAKO1pts MAMA1pts MARC1pts MARK1pts MORA1pts OKRA1pts ORCA1pts ORRA1pts RACK1pts ROAM1pts ROAR1pts

5 Letters

ABACA5pts ABACK5pts ABAKA5pts ABOMA5pts ACOCK5pts ARBOR5pts ARMOR5pts AROMA5pts BABKA5pts BABOO5pts BACCA5pts CABOB5pts CACAO5pts CARBO5pts CAROB5pts CAROM5pts COBRA5pts COCOA5pts COMMA5pts CRACK5pts CROAK5pts KABAB5pts KABAR5pts KABOB5pts KARMA5pts KAROO5pts MACRO5pts MAKAR5pts MAMBA5pts MAMBO5pts MAMMA5pts MOMMA5pts

6 Letters

ARRACK6pts ARROBA6pts BAMBOO6pts BAOBAB6pts CARACK6pts CARROM6pts CRAMBO6pts KABAKA6pts KARROO6pts MACACO6pts MARACA6pts MARKKA6pts MARRAM6pts

7 Letters

ARAROBA7pts BACCARA7pts BARRACK7pts BARROOM7pts CABOMBA7pts CAMORRA7pts CARABAO7pts CARAMBA7pts CARBORA7pts CARRACK7pts MAMMOCK7pts MARKKAA7pts

8 Letters

BACKROOM15pts BOOKMARK8pts BOOKRACK8pts CARACARA8pts ROORBACK8pts

9 Letters

CRACKBACK9pts CROOKBACK9pts
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