February 1, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 1, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 1, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words80
Max Points427
Pangrams2
Genius299
4 letter answers 21 words
BABABAILBALLBANGBILLBLABBLINBLOBBLOGBOBABOILBOLABOLLBOLOBONGBOOBBOONGLIBGLOBLOBONOOB
5 letter answers 10 words
ABOILALIBIBANALBINGOBLINGBLINIBOINGBONGOLABIANABOB
6 letter answers 18 words
ALBINOBAAINGBABOONBALINGBANANABAOBABBOBBINBONBONBONINGBONOBOBOOBOOBOOINGGIBBONGIBINGGLOBALGOBLINLABIALOBLONG
7 letter answers 17 words
BAGGINGBAILINGBALLINGBALLOONBANGINGBANNINGBILLINGBILLIONBINGINGBINNINGBOBBINGBOGGINGBOILINGBOLOGNAGABBINGLOBBINGNABBING
8 letter answers 12 words
BABBLINGBILABIALBLABBINGBLOBBINGBLOGGINGBOBBLINGBOGGLINGBOOGALOOGABBLINGGOBBLINGNIBBLINGOBLIGING
9 letter answers 1 word
BILLABONG
10 letter answers 1 word
BALLOONING
Common questions
How many answers in the February 1, 2026 Spelling Bee?
80 valid answers worth 427 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 299 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BALLOONING, BILLABONG. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is B. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.