NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 10, 2026

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 puts T in the center, with K, C, L, O, A, I around it. There are 99 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

99Words
422Points
295Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

41

5-letter words

19

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words99
Points422
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 295 points. Queen Bee is 422.

Genius · 127 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up21
Good34
Solid63
Nice106
Great169
Amazing211
295Genius295
Queen Bee422

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

Pangram Breakdown

ALKALOTIC
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, L ×2

Also used on Feb 9, 2026.

COCKTAIL
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

Also used on Feb 9, 2026.

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 395 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 82th percentile
Total points 70th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9973.515418
Points422353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 10, 2026 hive put T in the center with K, C, L, O, A, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 99 words (422 points). Genius sat at 295.

Pangrams on this date: ALKALOTIC, COCKTAIL. Top starting letters: T (38), C (22). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 10, 2026