NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 25, 2026

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, February 25, 2026 puts W in the center, with R, O, D, Y, A, K around it. There are 35 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 W. Tap a word for a short definition.

35Words
187Points
131Genius
4Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

4

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

2

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterW
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words35
Points187
Pangrams4
Longest word9
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 131 points. Queen Bee is 187.

Genius · 56 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid28
Nice47
Great75
Amazing94
131Genius131
Queen Bee187

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

Pangram Breakdown

DAYWORK
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
WORKADAY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

WORKDAY
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
YARDWORK
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 6th percentile
Total points 13th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3574.715418
Points187359.189260
Pangrams42.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 25, 2026 hive put W in the center with R, O, D, Y, A, K around it. Queen Bee needed all 35 words (187 points). Genius sat at 131.

Pangrams on this date: DAYWORK, WORKADAY, WORKDAY, YARDWORK. Top starting letters: W (17), A (7). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 25, 2026