February 23, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 23, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 23, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words70
Max Points382
Pangrams4
Genius267
4 letter answers 19 words
ACAICLIPEPICLAICLAINLICELIENLINENAILNICENINEPAILPAINPICAPILEPILLPINEPIPEPLIE
5 letter answers 14 words
ALIENAPIANCELLICILIAILIACINANEINNIELANAILILACLINENNIECEPANICPIECEPLAIN
6 letter answers 18 words
ACACIAALPINEAPIECECANINECELIACCLINICICICLEIPECACLAICALLINEALNIACINNIPPLEPANINIPENCILPENILEPICNICPINEALPIPPIN
7 letter answers 5 words
EPICENEINCLINENINEPINPAPILLAPELICAN
8 letter answers 7 words
ALLIANCECLINICALLENIENCEPAPILLAEPELLICLEPINNACLEPIPELINE
9 letter answers 4 words
APPLIANCECAPELLINICLINICIANPINEAPPLE
10 letter answers 3 words
CANNELLINIINCIPIENCEPENICILLIN
Common questions
How many answers in the February 23, 2025 Spelling Bee?
70 valid answers worth 382 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 267 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are APPLIANCE, CAPELLINI, PELICAN, PINNACLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.