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Spelling Bee Answers for February 13, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words50
Pangrams2
Points possible264
Center letterB
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 13, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

PE
ABC
LI

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
22 pts
Good
40 pts
Solid
66 pts
Nice
106 pts
Great
132 pts
Amazing
185 pts
Genius
225 pts
Queen Bee
264 pts
Total words
50
Pangrams
2
Possible points
264

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 2 pangrams
applicable +17 ptsclippable +16 pts

The full word list

All 50 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 13, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters13 words
ablebabababebailbaleballbeepbellbilebillblabblippleb
5 letters15 words
abacialibibabelbeliebellebiblebicepbleepcabalcableceleblabellabialibelplebe
6 letters8 words
babblebaileecabalacabbielabiallabileliablepebble
7 letters4 words
bacillicapablelibeleepliable
8 letters6 words
biblicalbilabialbillablecallablepalpablepeelable
9 letters2 words
clippablepeaceable
10 letters2 words
appealableapplicable

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

applicable +17clippable +16appealable +10peaceable +9biblical +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 13, 2024 has 50 valid words for a total of 264 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 225 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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