NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 3, 2026

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 puts R in the center, with I, A, T, D, M, C around it. There are 86 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 R. Tap a word for a short definition.

86Words
408Points
286Genius
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 R.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

25

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

22

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words86
Points408
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 286 points. Queen Bee is 408.

Genius · 122 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up20
Good33
Solid61
Nice102
Great163
Amazing204
286Genius286
Queen Bee408

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

Pangram Breakdown

DRAMATIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 68th percentile
Total points 66th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8673.515418
Points408352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 3, 2026 hive put R in the center with I, A, T, D, M, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 86 words (408 points). Genius sat at 286.

Pangram on this date: DRAMATIC. Top starting letters: T (20), A (17). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for February 3, 2026