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Spelling Bee Answers for February 19, 2025

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

Words60
Pangrams3
Points possible275
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 19, 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.

CO
LAD
EK

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
22 pts
Good
42 pts
Solid
69 pts
Nice
110 pts
Great
138 pts
Amazing
193 pts
Genius
234 pts
Queen Bee
275 pts
Total words
60
Pangrams
3
Possible points
275

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 3 pangrams
deadlocked +17 ptsdeadlock +15 ptscloaked +14 pts

The full word list

All 60 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 19, 2025, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters21 words
acedaloecakecallcladcoalcocacodacoladaledeaddealkalekolalacelackladelakeleadleakload
5 letters16 words
addedaddlealackcacaocakedcallaclackcladecloakcocoadecalkoalalacedladedladlelocal
6 letters14 words
accedeaddledallelecacklecalledcloacadecadedoodadlackedladledleadedleakedloadedlocale
7 letters5 words
accededcackledclackedcloakedcockade
8 letters3 words
accoladecallaloodeadlock
10 letters1 word
deadlocked

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.

deadlocked +17deadlock +15cloaked +14accolade +8callaloo +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 19, 2025 has 60 valid words for a total of 275 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 234 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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