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Today’s NYT Spelling Bee Pangram & Word List – 2 FEBRUARY 2026

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Today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle offers a satisfying mix of common vowels and a powerful center letter, making it ideal for discovering both everyday words and a standout pangram. With the right approach, this grid opens up quickly and rewards careful pattern recognition rather than random guessing.

Let’s break down today’s puzzle, how the pangram EPIPHANY emerges, and all the valid words you can form.

Today’s Letters

  • Center letter: P

  • Outer letters: Y, I, A, H, E, N

As always, every valid word must:

  • Be at least four letters long

  • Include the center letter P

  • Use only the given letters

  • Avoid proper nouns and plural “-s” endings

How to find NYT Spelling Bee pangram fast

I began, as usual, by focusing on the center letter. A central P is extremely productive because it pairs naturally with vowels and forms strong prefixes like epi-, hap-, and pen-.

The first productive cluster I noticed was EP-, which often leads to academic or descriptive words. From there, testing combinations like epi, epiph, and epip quickly paid off. The moment I saw EPIPHANY, it was instantly clear this was the pangram.

Spelling Bee pangram today

Pangram Found: EPIPHANY

This word uses all seven letters (E, P, I, H, A, N, Y) and fits perfectly with NYT Spelling Bee’s style—intellectual, familiar, and satisfying. Once the pangram is found, the rest of the puzzle becomes much easier to clean up.

From there, I worked backwards, stripping letters from the pangram to uncover smaller words hidden inside it.

All Valid Words for Today

Below is a complete, clean word list grouped by length.

Pangram

  • EPIPHANY

7-Letter Words

  • NINEPIN

6-Letter Words

  • HAPPEN

  • HIPPIE
  • HYPHEN
  • PANINI
  • PAPAYA
  • PEAHEN
  • PIPPIN
  • YIPPEE
  • YIPPIE

5-Letter Words

  • APIAN
  • APNEA
  • HAPPY
  • HIPPY
  • NIPPY
  • PAEAN
  • PAPPY
  • PAYEE
  • PENNE
  • PENNY
  • PEPPY
  • PINEY
  • PINNY
  • YAPPY

4-Letter Words

  • EPEE
  • HEAP
  • HYPE
  • NAPE
  • NEAP
  • PAIN
  • PANE
  • PAPA
  • PEEN
  • PEEP
  • PINE
  • PIPE
  • YIPE

(Word acceptance may vary slightly depending on NYT’s internal dictionary, but all entries follow Spelling Bee rules.)

PANGRAM 2 FEB 2026

Strategy Tips from Today’s Puzzle

If you’re working with a P-centered grid, here are a few tips that helped today:

  1. Look for prefixes like epi-, hap-, and pan-

  2. Double letters matter — words like happy and nappy are easy to miss

  3. Academic or abstract nouns often hide pangrams (epiphany is a perfect example)

Most importantly, once you find a pangram, use it as a word bank. Many smaller words are simply fragments of it.

 Did You Spot the Pangram?

Today’s puzzle is a great example of how Spelling Bee rewards methodical thinking. The pangram EPIPHANY isn’t obscure, but it doesn’t jump out unless you deliberately explore prefixes and longer constructions.

If you enjoy puzzles like this, daily practice will dramatically improve your ability to spot pangrams faster—and hit Genius more consistently.

Check back tomorrow for another breakdown and word list. Happy spelling!

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