NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 23, 2026

Monday, February 23, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, February 23, 2026 puts H in the center, with A, C, G, I, P, R around it. There are 41 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 H. Tap a word for a short definition.

41Words
213Points
149Genius
3Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

14

5-letter words

8

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

2

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words41
Points213
Pangrams3
Longest word11
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 149 points. Queen Bee is 213.

Genius · 64 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice53
Great85
Amazing107
149Genius149
Queen Bee213

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

Pangram Breakdown

AGRAPHIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

GRAPHIC
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
PARAGRAPHIC
11 letters 18 points 4 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2, A ×3, R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 19th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4173.515418
Points213353.289260
Pangrams32.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 23, 2026 hive put H in the center with A, C, G, I, P, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 41 words (213 points). Genius sat at 149.

Pangrams on this date: AGRAPHIC, GRAPHIC, PARAGRAPHIC. Top starting letters: C (12), A (10). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 23, 2026