February 17, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 17, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 17, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words52
Max Points288
Pangrams2
Genius202
4 letter answers 14 words
GLOPGOOPLIPOLOOPPILLPINGPLOPPLOWPOGOPOLLPOLOPONGPOOLPOOP
5 letter answers 2 words
GLOOPPOLIO
6 letter answers 12 words
LOLLOPLOPINGPILINGPILLOWPININGPINIONPIPINGPIPPINPOLINGPOPLINPOWWOWWIPING
7 letter answers 17 words
LIPPINGLOOPINGLOPPINGNIPPINGOPININGOPINIONPIGGINGPILLINGPILLIONPINGINGPINNINGPLOWINGPOGOINGPOLLINGPOOLINGPOOPINGPOPPING
8 letter answers 4 words
GLOPPINGLOLLIPOPPLOPPINGPOLLIWOG
9 letter answers 3 words
LOLLOPINGPILLOWINGPINIONING
Common questions
How many answers in the February 17, 2026 Spelling Bee?
52 valid answers worth 288 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 202 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are PILLOWING, PLOWING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is P. 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.