February 26, 2024, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, February 26, 2024

Feb 26, 2024, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, I, B, L, R, D honeycomb (center letter D) feature 56 words, a 229-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BILLBOARD.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 26, 2024 with center letter D and surrounding letters A,O,I,B,L and R

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Monday, February 26, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

54th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.14

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

45/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 45% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

46 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L4×8L2×7L10×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 160 pts

25 words1×9L4×8L2×7L8×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

115 vowels · 173 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up34 PTS
25%Good57 PTS
40%Solid92 PTS
50%Nice115 PTS
60%Great137 PTS
65%Amazing149 PTS
70%Genius160 PTS
100%Queen Bee229 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, February 26, 2024. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

29%

20%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

17 words

10 words

2 words

4 words

1 word (Pangram)

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

40 words

71%

36 words

64%

32 words

57%

29 words

52%

26 words

46%

24 words

43%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

85 pts

60 pts

14 pts

32 pts

16 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1629%

1120%

59%

24%

12%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 229 ranks in the 65th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-25.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-02-25.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-02-25.
The estimated solve time of 39–53 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

abada
abdal
abidal
aborad
abord
abraid
abrood
adad
adai
adar
adda
adib
adlai
adoral
adrad
adradial
alborada
aldol
alida
alidad
allod
allodia
allodial
alod
alodia
alodial
arad
aradid
arado
arboroid
ardri
arilloid
aroid
babillard
baidar
bairdi
balada
baldrib
ballard
barad
baradari
bardo
barrad
bidar
bidi
bidri
bildar
billard
blad
bldr
bloodbird
bobadil
bodo
boid
boldo
bord
bordar
borid
braird
briard
broadbill
brod
broid
dabb
dabba
daboia
dada
dado
dail
daira
dali
darb
dard
dardaol
dari
darii
darr
diablo
diabolo
diarial
dido
diiodo
dilli
diobol
diol
doab
dobla
dobra
dodd
doddard
dolabra
doli
dolia
dollarbird
doob
doodab
dora
dorab
dorad
dorr
drail
droil
droob
ibad
ibid
iddio
idiolalia
idola
iliad
iodal
iodid
iodol
irid
iridal
iridial
labrador
labrid
labroid
laird
larboard
larid
lariid
laroid
liard
libbard
libidibi
librid
lida
lidar
lidia
lido
lollard
loord
odal
oidia
oidioid
oilbird
olid
ooid
ooidal
oord
orad
ordo
raad
rada
radialia
radiolaria
rodd
roid
rorid

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.