NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 4, 2026

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 puts V in the center, with L, E, D, I, N, Y around it. There are 80 valid words. 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 V. Tap a word for a short definition.

80Words
415Points
291Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes V.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterV
Vowels2
Rare lettersV Y
Words80
Points415
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 291 points. Queen Bee is 415.

Genius · 124 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up21
Good33
Solid62
Nice104
Great166
Amazing208
291Genius291
Queen Bee415

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 415 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

DIVINELY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

VINYLIDENE
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2, E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 60th percentile
Total points 67th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8074.715418
Points415359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 4, 2026 hive put V in the center with L, E, D, I, N, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 80 words (415 points). Genius sat at 291.

Pangrams on this date: DIVINELY, VINYLIDENE. Top starting letters: V (27), D (20). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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