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NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answer — February 9, 2025
Centre M; outer ring AEFILN. 71 valid words and two pangrams in today's hive.
Hive 71 words · 321 pts · 2 pangrams
Today's hive
A E F I L M N
71 words · 321 points · 2 pangrams.
Words by first letter and length.
↓ / → 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Σ A 1 2 3 · · · · 6 E · 2 1 · · · · 3 F 2 2 2 · 4 · · 10 I 1 · · 1 · · · 2 L 5 2 1 5 · · · 13 M 17 6 5 4 1 2 1 36 N 1 · · · · · · 1 Σ 27 14 12 10 5 2 1 71 Words by their first two letters.
- A AF-1AM-1AN-4
- E EM-1EN-2
- F FA-3FE-3FI-2FL-2
- I IM-1IN-1
- L LA-5LE-1LI-6LL-1
- M MA-17ME-7MI-12
- N NA-1
2 pangrams. Lengths and first letters revealed below.
- Pangram #1 — starts with F, 8 letters.
- Pangram #2 — starts with I, 7 letters.
Full word list.
A
- AMEN
- ANIMA
- ANIME
- AFLAME
- ANEMIA
- ANIMAL
E
- ENEMA
- ENAMEL
F
- FAME
- FILM
- FEMME
- FLAME
- FAMINE
- FEMALE
- FAMILIAL
- FEMININE
- FILENAME · pangram
- FLIMFLAM
I
- IMAM
- INFLAME · pangram
L
- LAMA
- LAME
- LIMA
- LIME
- LIMN
- LEMMA
- LLAMA
- LAMINA
- LAMINAE
- LAMINAL
- LIMINAL
- LINEMAN
- LINEMEN
M
- MAIM
- MAIN
- MALE
- MALL
- MAMA
- MANE
- MEAL
- MEAN
- MEME
- MIEN
- MIFF
- MILE
- MILL
- MIME
- MINE
- MINI
- MAFIA
- MAMMA
- MANIA
- MANNA
- MELEE
- MINIM
- MAMMAL
- MANILA
- MEANIE
- MENIAL
- MINIMA
- MAILMAN
- MAILMEN
- MELANIN
- MINIMAL
- MAINLINE
- MAMMALIAN
- MILLENNIA
- MILLENNIAL
N
- NAME
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- AFLAME
- AMEN
- ANEMIA
- ANIMA
- ANIMAL
- ANIME
- ENAMEL
- ENEMA
- FAME
- FAMILIAL
- FAMINE
- FEMALE
- FEMININE
- FEMME
- FILENAME ★
- FILM
- FLAME
- FLIMFLAM
- IMAM
- INFLAME ★
- LAMA
- LAME
- LAMINA
- LAMINAE
- LAMINAL
- LEMMA
- LIMA
- LIME
- LIMINAL
- LIMN
- LINEMAN
- LINEMEN
- LLAMA
- MAFIA
- MAILMAN
- MAILMEN
- MAIM
- MAIN
- MAINLINE
- MALE
- MALL
- MAMA
- MAMMA
- MAMMAL
- MAMMALIAN
- MANE
- MANIA
- MANILA
- MANNA
- MEAL
- MEAN
- MEANIE
- MELANIN
- MELEE
- MEME
- MENIAL
- MIEN
- MIFF
- MILE
- MILL
- MILLENNIA
- MILLENNIAL
- MIME
- MINE
- MINI
- MINIM
- MINIMA
- MINIMAL
- NAME
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How many words are in NYT Spelling Bee on February 9, 2025?
NYT Spelling Bee on February 9, 2025 has 71 words to find, including 2 pangrams. The hint grid above shows how many words start with each letter and how long they are — without listing a single word.
What are the letters in NYT Spelling Bee on February 9, 2025?
The seven letters are A, E, F, I, L, M, N, with M in the centre. Every word must use the centre letter and be at least four letters long. These letters are given to every player, so they're not a spoiler.
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