NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, February 16, 2026

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BCKMOR A
57Answers
1Pangrams
221Maximum
155Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
B17
C14
K4
M10
O2
R3

Words by length

424
521
64
73
85

Two-letter starts

AB1
AM2
AR4
BA13
BO4
CA5
CO5
CR4
KA3
KO1
MA9
MO1
OK1
OR1
RA1
RO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

B … M

Letter pattern

B••••••M

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

backroom

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • aback
  • ammo
  • amok
  • arbor
  • arco
  • armor
  • aroma

B 17

  • baba
  • babka
  • back
  • backcomb
  • backroomPangram
  • bamboo
  • baobab
  • barb
  • barback
  • barbacoa
  • bark
  • barrack
  • barroom
  • boar
  • boba
  • bookmark
  • bookrack

C 14

  • cacao
  • camo
  • carb
  • carob
  • carom
  • cobra
  • coca
  • cocoa
  • coma
  • comma
  • crab
  • crack
  • cram
  • croak

K 4

  • kabob
  • kaboom
  • karma
  • korma

M 10

  • macro
  • mako
  • mama
  • mamba
  • mambo
  • mamma
  • maraca
  • mark
  • marm
  • momma

O 2

  • okra
  • orca

R 3

  • rack
  • roam
  • roar

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 34/100, compared with 47 available puzzles through this date.

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