Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — February 18, 2026

ACDORVN
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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
39
words
180
total points
125
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 180 pts
Genius 125 pts
Amazing 90 pts
Great 72 pts
Nice 45 pts
Solid 27 pts
Good 14 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CORDOVAN
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Words by length
11
4-letter
13
5-letter
10
6-letter
3
7-letter
2
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
C
18 words
D
2 words
N
7 words
R
7 words
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All 39 words
ACORN5pt
ADORN5pt
ANACONDA8pt
ANON1pt
ARCANA6pt
CANARD6pt
CANCAN6pt
CANDOR6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNON6pt
CANON5pt
CARAVAN7pt
COCOON6pt
CODON5pt
CONCORD7pt
CONDO5pt
CONDOR6pt
CONVO5pt
CORDON6pt
CORDOVAN15pt
CORN1pt
CORONA6pt
CROON5pt
DARN1pt
DONOR5pt
NAAN1pt
NADA1pt
NANA1pt
NARC1pt
NARCO5pt
NOON1pt
NOVA1pt
RACCOON7pt
RADON5pt
RANCOR6pt
RAND1pt
RANDO5pt
ROAN1pt
RONDO5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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