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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 puts P in the center, with G, I, L, W, N, O around it. There are 60 valid words. Pangrams: PILLOWING, PLOWING. 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

Today's Difficulty Hard ★★★★

Scoring Guide

● Nice: 136+ pts ● Amazing: 171+ pts ● Genius: 239+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 341 pts

Pangrams

PILLOWING^16pts PLOWING^14pts

Pangram Meanings

PILLOWING Click to load definition

PLOWING Click to load definition

All Valid Words(60)

💡 Click any word to see its definition

4 Letters

GLOP^1pts GOOP^1pts LOOP^1pts PILL^1pts PING^1pts PION^1pts PLOP^1pts PLOW^1pts POLL^1pts POLO^1pts PONG^1pts POOL^1pts POON^1pts POOP^1pts

5 Letters

GIPON^5pts OPING^5pts PINGO^5pts PINON^5pts POLIO^5pts

6 Letters

LOLLOP^6pts LOPING^6pts PILING^6pts PILLOW^6pts PINING^6pts PINION^6pts PIPING^6pts PIPPIN^6pts POLING^6pts POPLIN^6pts POWWOW^6pts WIPING^6pts

7 Letters

LIPPING^7pts LOOPING^7pts LOPPING^7pts NIPPING^7pts OPINING^7pts OPINION^7pts PIGGING^7pts PIGNOLI^7pts PILLING^7pts PILLION^7pts PINGING^7pts PINNING^7pts PIPPING^7pts PLOWING^14pts POGONIP^7pts POLLING^7pts PONGING^7pts POOLING^7pts POOPING^7pts POPPING^7pts

8 Letters

GLOPPING^8pts LOLLIPOP^8pts PLOPPING^8pts POLLIWOG^8pts POPPLING^8pts

9 Letters

LOLLOPING^9pts PILLOWING^16pts PINIONING^9pts POWWOWING^9pts

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