NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2026

Sunday, February 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, February 15, 2026 puts A in the center, with T, H, R, I, G, P around it. There are 84 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 A. Tap a word for a short definition.

84Words
333Points
233Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

36

5-letter words

19

6-letter words

14

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words84
Points333
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 233 points. Queen Bee is 333.

Genius · 100 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up17
Good27
Solid50
Nice83
Great133
Amazing167
233Genius233
Queen Bee333

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

Pangram Breakdown

TRIGRAPH
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 66th percentile
Total points 51th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8473.515418
Points333353.289260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 15, 2026 hive put A in the center with T, H, R, I, G, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 84 words (333 points). Genius sat at 233.

Pangram on this date: TRIGRAPH. Top starting letters: A (23), P (17). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 15, 2026