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
Puzzle stats
Total words
74
Total points
443
Pangrams
8
Genius score
310
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- CAPELLINI
- CAPELLINI
- APPLIANCE
- APPLIANCE
- PINNACLE
- PINNACLE
- PELICAN
- PELICAN
Rank thresholds
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
- acacia
- acai
- alien
- alliance
- alpine
- apian
- apiece
- appliance
- appliance
- canine
- cannellini
- capellini
- capellini
- celiac
- celli
- cilia
- clinic
- clinical
- clinician
- clip
- epic
- epicene
- icicle
- iliac
- inane
- incipience
- incline
- innie
- ipecac
- laic
- laical
- lain
- lanai
- lenience
- lice
- lien
- lilac
- line
- lineal
- linen
- nail
- niacin
- nice
- niece
- nine
- ninepin
- nipple
- 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.