February 8, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 8, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 8, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points284
Pangrams2
Genius199

4 letter answers 18 words

BILEBILLBITEBLINLIENLIEULILTLINELINTLITENINENITETILETILLTILTTINETINTUNIT

5 letter answers 18 words

BELIEBIBLEBLINIBUILTELITEENNUIINLETINNIEINTELLIBELLINENTITLETUTTIUNITEUNLITUNTIEUNTILUTILE

6 letter answers 12 words

BILLETBITTENINTENTINTUITLENTILLINNETLINTELLITTLENIBBLENUBBINNUBILETITTLE

7 letter answers 7 words

BEELINEENTITLEINBUILTINUTILELENIENTLIBELEEUNBUILT

8 letter answers 4 words

BELITTLEBELTLINEBULLETINNINETEEN

9 letter answers 1 word

EBULLIENT

Common questions

How many answers in the February 8, 2026 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 284 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 199 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BULLETIN, EBULLIENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.