NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 14, 2026

Saturday, February 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, February 14, 2026 puts M in the center, with N, A, B, G, E, I around it. There are 115 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 M. Tap a word for a short definition.

115Words
552Points
386Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

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

3

4-letter words

31

5-letter words

30

6-letter words

35

7-letter words

14

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words115
Points552
Pangrams3
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 386 points. Queen Bee is 552.

Genius · 166 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good44
Solid83
Nice138
Great221
Amazing276
386Genius386
Queen Bee552

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

Pangram Breakdown

BEAMING
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
BEMEANING
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, N ×2

BENAMING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 395 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 91th percentile
Total points 89th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11573.515418
Points552353.289260
Pangrams32.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 14, 2026 hive put M in the center with N, A, B, G, E, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 115 words (552 points). Genius sat at 386.

Pangrams on this date: BEAMING, BEMEANING, BENAMING. Top starting letters: M (42), A (23). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 14, 2026