NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 11, 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 puts M in the center, with T, N, F, Y, E, I around it. There are 46 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 M. Tap a word for a short definition.

46Words
210Points
147Genius
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 M.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

5

8-letter words

5

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words46
Points210
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 147 points. Queen Bee is 210.

Genius · 63 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice53
Great84
Amazing105
147Genius147
Queen Bee210

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

Pangram Breakdown

FEMININITY
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3, N ×2

FEMINITY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 395 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 17th percentile
Total points 19th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4673.515418
Points210353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 11, 2026 hive put M in the center with T, N, F, Y, E, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 46 words (210 points). Genius sat at 147.

Pangrams on this date: FEMININITY, FEMINITY. Top starting letters: M (20), E (7). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 11, 2026