February 21, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 21, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 21, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points383
Pangrams6
Genius268
4 letter answers 19 words
AMMOATOMCAMICAMOCOMAIMAMMAIMMAINMAMAMICAMINIMINTMITTMOANMOATMONOMOONMOOTOMIT
5 letter answers 14 words
AMINOAMNIOANIMACOMICCOMMAMAMMAMANIAMANICMANNAMANTAMIMICMINIMMOMMAMOTTO
6 letter answers 14 words
ATOMICCAIMANCOMMITCOMMONMAMMONMANIACMINIMAMINIONMOTIONNONCOMTATAMITOMATOTOMCATTOMTIT
7 letter answers 4 words
AMMONIACATMINTMINICAMOTTOMAN
8 letter answers 4 words
AMNIOTICANATOMICCINNAMONMAINTAIN
9 letter answers 6 words
ANIMATIONCOMMOTIONIMITATIONMANICOTTIMONATOMICMONOMANIA
10 letter answers 3 words
INTIMATIONMONOMANIACNOMINATION
11 letter answers 1 word
CONTAMINANT
13 letter answers 1 word
CONTAMINATION
Common questions
How many answers in the February 21, 2026 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 383 points, including 6 pangrams. Genius requires 268 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AMNIOTIC, ANATOMIC, CONTAMINANT, CONTAMINATION, MANICOTTI, MONATOMIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is M. 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.