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Spelling Bee February 23, 2025 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

Today's letter set · Center: I

A
C
E
I
L
N
P

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

74

accepted entries

Total points

443

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

8

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

310

70% of total

Center letter

I

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • CAPELLINI
  • CAPELLINI
  • APPLIANCE
  • APPLIANCE
  • PINNACLE
  • PINNACLE
  • PELICAN
  • PELICAN

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

8 pts

2%

Moving Up

22 pts

5%

Good

35 pts

8%

Solid

66 pts

15%

Nice

110 pts

25%

Great

177 pts

40%

Amazing

221 pts

50%

Genius

310 pts

70%

Queen Bee

443 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 9 words
  • acacia
  • acai
  • alien
  • alliance
  • alpine
  • apian
  • apiece
  • appliance
  • appliance
C 11 words
  • canine
  • cannellini
  • capellini
  • capellini
  • celiac
  • celli
  • cilia
  • clinic
  • clinical
  • clinician
  • clip
E 2 words
  • epic
  • epicene
I 7 words
  • icicle
  • iliac
  • inane
  • incipience
  • incline
  • innie
  • ipecac
L 11 words
  • laic
  • laical
  • lain
  • lanai
  • lenience
  • lice
  • lien
  • lilac
  • line
  • lineal
  • linen
N 7 words
  • nail
  • niacin
  • nice
  • niece
  • nine
  • ninepin
  • nipple
P 27 words
  • pail
  • pain
  • panic
  • panini
  • papilla
  • papillae
  • pelican
  • pelican
  • pellicle
  • pencil
  • penicillin
  • penile
  • pica
  • picnic
  • piece
  • pile
  • pill
  • pine
  • pineal
  • pineapple
  • pinnacle
  • pinnacle
  • pipe
  • pipeline
  • pippin
  • plain
  • plie

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, February 23, 2025 uses the seven letters A, C, E, I, L, N, P, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 74 accepted words for a total of 443 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 310 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 8 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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