NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 12, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, February 12, 2026 puts N in the center, with O, F, A, M, R, T around it. There are 82 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 N. Tap a word for a short definition.

82Words
384Points
269Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

25

5-letter words

13

6-letter words

26

7-letter words

14

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words82
Points384
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 269 points. Queen Bee is 384.

Genius · 115 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up19
Good31
Solid58
Nice96
Great154
Amazing192
269Genius269
Queen Bee384

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

Pangram Breakdown

FORMANT
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 395 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 64th percentile
Total points 62th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8273.515418
Points384353.289260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 12, 2026 hive put N in the center with O, F, A, M, R, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 82 words (384 points). Genius sat at 269.

Pangram on this date: FORMANT. Top starting letters: M (20), A (17). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 12, 2026