February 22, 2026 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 22, 2026, including disallowed words.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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words: 100
score: 561 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
bingo: yes
G x 23
I x 5
K x 18
L x 33
N x 6
R x 7
U x 8
4L x 23
5L x 14
6L x 16
7L x 27
8L x 18
9L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| G | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 23 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| K | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 18 |
| L | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | 33 |
| N | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| R | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| U | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| tot | 23 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 100 |
KNURLING, LURKING, RUNKLING
| word | length | |||
| GIGGLING | 8 | |||
| GILGUL | 6 | |||
| GILL | 4 | |||
| GILLING | 7 | |||
| GINGLING | 8 | |||
| GIRL | 4 | |||
| GIRLING | 7 | |||
| GLUG | 4 | |||
| GLUGGING | 8 | |||
| GLUING | 6 | |||
| GRILL | 5 | |||
| GRILLING | 8 | |||
| GRRRL | 5 | |||
| GUGGLING | 8 | |||
| GUGGUL | 6 | |||
| GUILING | 7 | |||
| GULGUL | 6 | |||
| GULL | 4 | |||
| GULLING | 7 | |||
| GURGLING | 8 | |||
| GURL | 4 | |||
| GURLING | 7 | |||
| GURUKUL | 7 | |||
| IGIL | 4 | |||
| ILLUI | 5 | |||
| ILLURING | 8 | |||
| INKLING | 7 | |||
| INULIN | 6 | |||
| KILIG | 5 | |||
| KILIKIKI | 8 | |||
| KILIL | 5 | |||
| KILK | 4 | |||
| KILL | 4 | |||
| KILLING | 7 | |||
| KILN | 4 | |||
| KILNING | 7 | |||
| KINGLING | 8 | |||
| KINKLING | 8 | |||
| KLIK | 4 | |||
| KLUGING | 7 | |||
| KNURL | 5 | |||
| KNURLING | 8 | pangram | ||
| KRILL | 5 | |||
| KULNING | 7 | |||
| KURKUL | 6 | |||
| KURKULI | 7 | |||
| LIGGING | 7 | |||
| LIGNIN | 6 | |||
| LIKIN | 5 | |||
| LIKING | 6 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILLING | 7 | |||
| LING | 4 | |||
| LINGUINI | 8 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINING | 6 | |||
| LINK | 4 | |||
| LINKING | 7 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINNING | 7 | |||
| LIRK | 4 | |||
| LIRKING | 7 | |||
| LIULI | 5 | |||
| LUGGI | 5 | |||
| LUGGING | 7 | |||
| LUGING | 6 | |||
| LUIGINI | 7 | |||
| LUING | 5 | |||
| LULL | 4 | |||
| LULLING | 7 | |||
| LULU | 4 | |||
| LUNG | 4 | |||
| LUNGI | 5 | |||
| LUNGING | 7 | |||
| LUNK | 4 | |||
| LURGI | 5 | |||
| LURING | 6 | |||
| LURK | 4 | |||
| LURKING | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| NIGGLING | 8 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NILLING | 7 | |||
| NULL | 4 | |||
| NULLING | 7 | |||
| NURLING | 7 | |||
| RIGGLING | 8 | |||
| RIGLING | 7 | |||
| RILING | 6 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RILLING | 7 | |||
| RULING | 6 | |||
| RUNKLING | 8 | pangram | ||
| ULLUKU | 6 | |||
| UNGLUING | 8 | |||
| UNKILL | 6 | |||
| UNKILLING | 9 | |||
| UNLIKING | 8 | |||
| UNLINING | 8 | |||
| UNLINK | 6 | |||
| UNLINKING | 9 |