February 23, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 23, 2025

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.