NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 2, 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, February 2, 2026 puts P in the center, with N, I, E, A, Y, H around it. There are 65 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

65Words
272Points
190Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

22

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

5

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words65
Points272
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 190 points. Queen Bee is 272.

Genius · 82 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up14
Good22
Solid41
Nice68
Great109
Amazing136
190Genius190
Queen Bee272

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

Pangram Breakdown

EPIPHANY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 43th percentile
Total points 35th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6573.515418
Points272352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 2, 2026 hive put P in the center with N, I, E, A, Y, H around it. Queen Bee needed all 65 words (272 points). Genius sat at 190.

Pangram on this date: EPIPHANY. Top starting letters: P (38), H (9). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 2, 2026