February 3, 2026, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Feb 03, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, D, I, M, R, T honeycomb (center letter R) feature 48 words, a 222-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TARMACADAM.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 3, 2026 with center letter R and surrounding letters A,C,D,I,M and T

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

50th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.42

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

45/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 45% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

40 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×9L2×8L5×7L10×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 155 pts

23 words1×10L1×9L2×8L5×7L8×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

103 vowels · 157 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good56 PTS
40%Solid89 PTS
50%Nice111 PTS
60%Great133 PTS
65%Amazing144 PTS
70%Genius155 PTS
100%Queen Bee222 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 48 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, February 3, 2026. 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

25%

21%

19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

15 words

14 words

10 words

5 words

2 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 48 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

48 words

100%

43 words

90%

29 words

60%

23 words

48%

21 words

44%

20 words

42%

16 words

33%

Share of 48 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts

70 pts

60 pts

35 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1225%

1021%

919%

715%

613%

48%

Share of 48 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 222 ranks in the 63rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-02-02.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 48 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 64th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-02-02.
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 2026-02-02.
The estimated solve time of 34–46 min is comparable 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*:

acamar
acara
acardia
acardiac
acari
acarid
accra
acratia
acridid
acrita
adar
adrad
adriatic
aimara
airt
amacratic
amar
amara
amir
amra
amrit
amrita
amtrac
araca
aracari
arad
aradid
aramaic
aramid
arara
arati
arca
arcadic
arctiid
ardri
armaria
armida
armit
artiad
artic
atar
ataractic
caiarara
cair
caird
camara
cara
caracara
caract
cardia
cardita
carditic
cariama
carid
carida
cariri
carr
carrara
carrat
carri
cataria
cidarid
circ
circar
cmdr
cric
crim
crit
daira
damar
damara
dammar
dammara
darci
dard
dardic
dari
daric
darii
darr
dataria
dracma
iatric
icaria
irid
iridic
iritic
irma
itatartaric
ittria
maar
mactra
madrid
mair
mara
marc
marci
marcia
marcid
mardi
mari
maria
marita
marmit
marram
matar
matara
matra
matric
matricaria
mira
mirac
miracidia
miri
miriam
mirid
mitra
raad
rada
raia
rama
ramarama
rami
rata
ratti
riata
ricrac
rima
rita
ritard
taar
tamara
tammar
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarama
tarata
tari
tarr
tartaric
tartramic
tatar
tataric
tiar
timar
tirma
trac
trad
trama
triac
triacid
triact
triadic
triamid
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
tricia
trictrac
triradii
trit
tritactic

*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.