NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 13, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, February 13, 2026 puts L in the center, with O, E, V, N, D, U around it. There are 90 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 L. Tap a word for a short definition.

90Words
440Points
308Genius
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 L.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

27

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

23

7-letter words

13

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words90
Points440
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 308 points. Queen Bee is 440.

Genius · 132 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up22
Good35
Solid66
Nice110
Great176
Amazing220
308Genius308
Queen Bee440

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

Pangram Breakdown

UNEVOLVED
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, V ×2

UNLOVED
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 395 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 74th percentile
Total points 73th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9073.515418
Points440353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 13, 2026 hive put L in the center with O, E, V, N, D, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 90 words (440 points). Genius sat at 308.

Pangrams on this date: UNEVOLVED, UNLOVED. Top starting letters: L (28), D (24). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 13, 2026