NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 1, 2026

Sunday, February 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, February 1, 2026 puts B in the center, with A, N, O, L, G, I around it. There are 123 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

123Words
670Points
469Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

32

7-letter words

31

8-letter words

14

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words123
Points670
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length6.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 469 points. Queen Bee is 670.

Genius · 201 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start13
Moving Up34
Good54
Solid101
Nice168
Great268
Amazing335
469Genius469
Queen Bee670

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

Pangram Breakdown

BALLOONING
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2, O ×2, N ×2

BILLABONG
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: B ×2, L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 95th percentile
Total points 96th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words12373.515418
Points670352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 1, 2026 hive put B in the center with A, N, O, L, G, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 123 words (670 points). Genius sat at 469.

Pangrams on this date: BALLOONING, BILLABONG. Top starting letters: B (77), G (21). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 1, 2026