Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, February 16, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — February 16, 2026

BCKMORA
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
57
words
221
total points
154
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 221 pts
Genius 154 pts
Amazing 110 pts
Great 88 pts
Nice 55 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1BACKROOM
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Words by length
24
4-letter
21
5-letter
4
6-letter
3
7-letter
5
8-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
7 words
B
17 words
C
14 words
K
4 words
M
10 words
O
2 words
R
3 words
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All 57 words
ABACK5pt
AMMO1pt
AMOK1pt
ARBOR5pt
ARCO1pt
ARMOR5pt
AROMA5pt
BABA1pt
BABKA5pt
BACK1pt
BACKCOMB8pt
BACKROOM15pt
BAMBOO6pt
BAOBAB6pt
BARB1pt
BARBACK7pt
BARBACOA8pt
BARK1pt
BARRACK7pt
BARROOM7pt
BOAR1pt
BOBA1pt
BOOKMARK8pt
BOOKRACK8pt
CACAO5pt
CAMO1pt
CARB1pt
CAROB5pt
CAROM5pt
COBRA5pt
COCA1pt
COCOA5pt
COMA1pt
COMMA5pt
CRAB1pt
CRACK5pt
CRAM1pt
CROAK5pt
KABOB5pt
KABOOM6pt
KARMA5pt
KORMA5pt
MACRO5pt
MAKO1pt
MAMA1pt
MAMBA5pt
MAMBO5pt
MAMMA5pt
MARACA6pt
MARK1pt
MARM1pt
MOMMA5pt
OKRA1pt
ORCA1pt
RACK1pt
ROAM1pt
ROAR1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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