February 9, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 9, 2025

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 9, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words71
Max Points321
Pangrams2
Genius225

4 letter answers 27 words

AMENFAMEFILMIMAMLAMALAMELIMALIMELIMNMAILMAIMMAINMALEMALLMAMAMANEMEALMEANMEMEMIENMIFFMILEMILLMIMEMINEMININAME

5 letter answers 14 words

ANIMAANIMEEMAILENEMAFEMMEFLAMELEMMALLAMAMAFIAMAMMAMANIAMANNAMELEEMINIM

6 letter answers 12 words

AFLAMEANEMIAANIMALENAMELFAMINEFEMALELAMINAMAMMALMANILAMEANIEMENIALMINIMA

7 letter answers 10 words

INFLAMELAMINAELAMINALLIMINALLINEMANLINEMENMAILMANMAILMENMELANINMINIMAL

8 letter answers 5 words

FAMILIALFEMININEFILENAMEFLIMFLAMMAINLINE

9 letter answers 2 words

MAMMALIANMILLENNIA

10 letter answers 1 word

MILLENNIAL

Common questions

How many answers in the February 9, 2025 Spelling Bee?

71 valid answers worth 321 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 225 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are FILENAME, INFLAME. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.