Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — February 17, 2026

GILNOWP
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
52
words
288
total points
201
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 288 pts
Genius 201 pts
Amazing 144 pts
Great 115 pts
Nice 72 pts
Solid 43 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1PILLOWINGPLOWING
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Words by length
14
4-letter
2
5-letter
12
6-letter
17
7-letter
4
8-letter
3
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

G
4 words
L
9 words
N
1 word
O
2 words
P
35 words
W
1 word
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All 52 words
GLOOP5pt
GLOP1pt
GLOPPING8pt
GOOP1pt
LIPO1pt
LIPPING7pt
LOLLIPOP8pt
LOLLOP6pt
LOLLOPING9pt
LOOP1pt
LOOPING7pt
LOPING6pt
LOPPING7pt
NIPPING7pt
OPINING7pt
OPINION7pt
PIGGING7pt
PILING6pt
PILL1pt
PILLING7pt
PILLION7pt
PILLOW6pt
PILLOWING16pt
PING1pt
PINGING7pt
PINING6pt
PINION6pt
PINIONING9pt
PINNING7pt
PIPING6pt
PIPPIN6pt
PLOP1pt
PLOPPING8pt
PLOW1pt
PLOWING14pt
POGO1pt
POGOING7pt
POLING6pt
POLIO5pt
POLL1pt
POLLING7pt
POLLIWOG8pt
POLO1pt
PONG1pt
POOL1pt
POOLING7pt
POOP1pt
POOPING7pt
POPLIN6pt
POPPING7pt
POWWOW6pt
WIPING6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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