Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, February 14, 2026

Feb 14, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, E, G, I, N, M honeycomb (center letter M) feature 64 words, a 293-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BEGEMMING, IMAGINING.

Spelling Bee hive for February 14, 2026 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,B,E,G,I and N

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Saturday, February 14, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

80th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.36

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

74/100

Rare

Rarer than 74% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

62 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

32

words to Genius
2×9L2×8L6×7L16×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 205 pts
32 words2×9L2×8L6×7L12×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

158 vowels · 185 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up44 PTS
  • 25%Good73 PTS
  • 40%Solid117 PTS
  • 50%Nice147 PTS
  • 60%Great176 PTS
  • 65%Amazing190 PTS
  • 70%Genius205 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee293 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 64 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, February 14, 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

M
48%
I
14%
A
11%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-02-13
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 19 words

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Word Length Distribution

19 words
4L
19
19 words
5L
19
16 words
6L
16
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6
2 words
8L
2
2 words
9L
2

Share of 64 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
64 words
100%
A
49 words
77%
N
42 words
66%
I
40 words
63%
G
33 words
52%
E
32 words
50%
B
14 words
22%

Share of 64 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts
19
4L
95 pts
95
5L
96 pts
96
6L
49 pts (Pangram)
49
7L
16 pts
16
8L
18 pts
18
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
3148%
I
914%
A
711%
B
69%
G
69%
N
35%
E
23%

Share of 64 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 293 ranks in the 88th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-02-13.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 64 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 94th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-02-13.
  • 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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-02-12.
  • The estimated solve time of 53–71 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • abeam
  • abime
  • aenigma
  • agama
  • agami
  • agma
  • agname
  • aimee
  • amain
  • amaine
  • amba
  • ambage
  • amban
  • ambe
  • ameban
  • amebean
  • ameen
  • amene
  • amenia
  • amia
  • amie
  • amiga
  • amimia
  • amin
  • amine
  • amini
  • amma
  • amman
  • ammine
  • amnia
  • anaemia
  • anam
  • anamnia
  • angami
  • annam
  • baggageman
  • bamban
  • bambini
  • bamming
  • beamage
  • beeman
  • beemen
  • bema
  • beman
  • bemba
  • beme
  • bemean
  • bemeaning
  • bename
  • benamee
  • benami
  • benaming
  • benim
  • bigam
  • bima
  • bimane
  • bimini
  • binman
  • binmen
  • embeam
  • emim
  • emma
  • enam
  • enamine
  • engineman
  • enginemen
  • gagman
  • gagmen
  • gama
  • gamb
  • gamba
  • gambang
  • gambe
  • gambia
  • gambian
  • gamebag
  • gamgee
  • gamming
  • ganam
  • gangman
  • gemini
  • gemma
  • gemmae
  • gemman
  • gemming
  • gigman
  • gimmie
  • gnamma
  • iambe
  • imagen
  • iman
  • imbe
  • imine
  • immane
  • inbeaming
  • maba
  • mabe
  • maga
  • magani
  • maggie
  • magging
  • magian
  • magna
  • maia
  • maine
  • mamie
  • mammae
  • mammee
  • mammie
  • mana
  • managee
  • manana
  • manege
  • mang
  • mangana
  • mani
  • manie
  • manienie
  • manini
  • mann
  • mannan
  • mannie
  • mein
  • meinie
  • meminna
  • menage
  • mene
  • meng
  • miami
  • mian
  • mima
  • mimi
  • mimiambi
  • mina
  • minae
  • minaean
  • ming
  • minge
  • minie
  • minimi
  • minnie
  • minning
  • mmmm
  • mneme
  • naam
  • naim
  • nama
  • nambe
  • nebiim
  • neem
  • nema
  • nemean
  • nimb
  • nimming

*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.

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