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Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2025

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

Words29
Pangrams1
Points possible126
Center letterB
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 15, 2025·3 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.

RA
IBL
DJ

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
11 pts
Good
19 pts
Solid
32 pts
Nice
51 pts
Great
63 pts
Amazing
89 pts
Genius
108 pts
Queen Bee
126 pts
Total words
29
Pangrams
1
Possible points
126

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 1 pangram
jailbird +15 pts

The full word list

All 29 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 15, 2025, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
bababailbaldballbarbbardbillbirdblabbraddrabdrib
5 letters6 words
alibibraidbriarlabiarabbirabid
6 letters5 words
balladbirriabridallabialribald
7 letters1 word
airball
8 letters5 words
bilabialbilliardbiradialjailbirdrailbird

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.

jailbird +15bilabial +8billiard +8biradial +8railbird +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 15, 2025 has 29 valid words for a total of 126 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 108 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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