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Spelling Bee Answers for February 14, 2022

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

Words63
Pangrams2
Points possible338
Center letterV
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 14, 2022·3 min read

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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.

AL
EVI
TN

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
28 pts
Good
51 pts
Solid
85 pts
Nice
136 pts
Great
169 pts
Amazing
237 pts
Genius
288 pts
Queen Bee
338 pts
Total words
63
Pangrams
2
Possible points
338

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
ventilate +16 ptsvalentine +16 pts

The full word list

All 63 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 14, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters17 words
eaveevenevillavalavelivenavevainvalevanevealveilveinventvialvilevine
5 letters17 words
aliveanvilavailavianeventleaveleveelevellivennaivenavalnavelvaletvalvevenalvillavital
6 letters8 words
aviateeleveninventinviteleavennativevelvetvenial
7 letters8 words
elevateenliveninviteenaivetevaliantvanillavillainvitiate
8 letters3 words
levitatetitivatevanillin
9 letters7 words
alleviateattentiveinventivetentativevalentinevelveteenventilate
10 letters2 words
initiativevillanelle
11 letters1 word
inattentive

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.

valentine +16ventilate +16inattentive +11initiative +10villanelle +10

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 14, 2022 has 63 valid words for a total of 338 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 288 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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