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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Welcome to today’s New York Times Spelling Bee hints and answers. Today’s puzzle features an average-looking board with a center letter of “Y”. With a total of 39 words to find resulting in 189 total possible points, we are looking at an average number of points. Impressively, there are 2 pangrams to uncover. Whether you’re stuck looking for those elusive final few words to reach Genius rank, or simply seeking a gentle nudge to get the ball rolling, you’re in the right place. Dive into our comprehensive two-letter lists, explore our word length grid, and uncover targeted Merriam-Webster definitions tailored specifically to help you without giving the entire game away immediately. Good luck mastering the hive!

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Puzzle Stats

Total Words :

39

Total Pangrams :

2

Total Points:

189

Genius Score :

132

Pangram

Finding the nyt pangram is key to reaching “Genius” status.
Below is progressive reveal to help you achieve it.

12-letter pangram 0 / 12 letters revealed
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7-letter pangram 0 / 7 letters revealed
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NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Grid

Maximize your score without ruining the fun.

The grid shows how many words start with each letter, broken down by word length.

4 5 6 7 8 12 Σ
A 2 1 2 – – – 5
I 1 – – – – – 1
O 1 – – 1 – – 2
P 3 6 4 1 1 1 16
R 1 1 2 – 1 – 5
T 4 3 1 1 – – 9
Y – 1 – – – – 1
Σ 12 12 9 3 2 1 39

Knowing the first two letters of a missing word is often the perfect clue. Here is the two letter list for today’s puzzle.

  • AI 1
  • AP 1
  • AR 3
  • IT 1
  • OA 1
  • OR 1
  • PA 7
  • PI 1
  • PO 3
  • PR 4
  • PY 1
  • RA 2
  • RO 3
  • TA 2
  • TI 1
  • TO 1
  • TR 3
  • TY 2
  • YA 1

Dictionary Clues for Todays List.

AI

  1. AI4 — resembling air in lightness; open to the free circulation of air; located at a greater height than average or usual; ethereal; fluffy sounds like any, area, berry, brie, bury

AP

  1. AP6 — sounds like aviary, parry, query, speedy, spree

AR

  1. AR5 — a number of things considered as a unit; a usually small number of persons considered as a unit; dressy clothing; assemblage; band sounds like awry, bay, day, earl, earn
  2. AR6 — as in runoff, freshet; billabong; fresh; freshet; runoff
  3. AR4 — sounds like he****, p****

IT

  1. IT4 — very small in size; atomic; bitsy; bitty; infinitesimal sounds like city, d****, eerie, eighty, iffy

OA

  1. OA4 — sounds like eighty, goatee, tea, tee

OR

  1. OR7 — the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively; language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere; elocution; public speaking; bombast sounds like dormitory, laudatory

PA

  1. PA6 — sounds like pecan, pup, puppet, puppy, upon
  2. PA5 — sounds like happy, peppy, poppy, puppy
  3. PA6 — sounds like cadre, carry, happy
  4. PA6 — the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality; coequality; coordinateness; equality; equivalence sounds like rarity, verity
  5. PA5 — as in avoid, evade; avoid; elude; escape; evade sounds like airy, berry, bury, cherry, dairy
  6. PA5 — a social gathering; a group of people acting together within a larger group; a group of people working together on a task; affair; bash sounds like arty, hearty, potty
  7. PA5 — a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried; cake; croquette; cutlet; fritter sounds like catty, chatty, fatty, natty

PI

  1. PI4 — a regrettable or blameworthy act; the capacity for feeling for another’s unhappiness or misfortune; crime; disgrace; shame sounds like city, ditty, kitty, patty, petty

PO

  1. PO5 — sounds like choppy, copy, peppy, puppy
  2. PO7 — to give a representation or account of in words; to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group; to present a picture of; delineate; depict sounds like paltry
  3. PO5 — being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior; aristocratic; elitist; high-hat; persnickety sounds like knotty, party, patty, petty, pity

PR

  1. PR4 — to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner; appeal (to); beg; beseech; besiege sounds like fray, gray, grey, pay, play
  2. PR8 — the right to one’s attention before other things considered less important; precedence; right-of-way sounds like authority, majority, minority, parity, paucity
  3. PR6 — a residence for men under religious vows; abbey; cloister; friary; hermitage
  4. PR12 — tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility; appeasing; conciliating; conciliatory; disarming

PY

  1. PY4 — sounds like gyro, pro

RA

  1. RA6 — something strange or unusual that is an object of interest; something that is different from what is ordinary or expected; curio; curiosity; exotic sounds like parity, verity
  2. RA5 — showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect; worn or torn into or as if into rags; easily irritated or annoyed; beat-up; bombed-out sounds like catty, chatty, fatty, natty, patty

RO

  1. RO4 — being of a consistency that resists flow; syrupy; thick; viscid; viscous sounds like choppy, copy, poppy, rupee
  2. RO6 — as in circle, roundabout; circle; roundabout; traffic circle; cloverleaf sounds like coterie
  3. RO8 — sounds like category, laudatory, lavatory, oratory, poetry

TA

  1. TA5 — a temporary residing as another’s guest; sojourn; stay; visit sounds like airy, berry, bury, cherry, dairy
  2. TA5 — showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect; beat-up; bombed-out; dilapidated; dog-eared sounds like catty, chatty, fatty, natty, patty

TI

  1. TI5 — as in wobbly, shaky; rocky; shaky; tipsy; wavery sounds like hippie

TO

  1. TO7 — sounds like aviary, parry, potpourri, prairie, tarry

TR

  1. TR4 — as in plate, bowl; bowl; casserole; charger; cup sounds like fray, gray, grey, pray, prey
  2. TR6 —
  3. TR4 — sounds like toy

TY

  1. TY4 —
  2. TY4 — a person who is just starting out in a field of activity; abecedarian; apprentice; babe; beginner sounds like gyro

YA

  1. YA5 — sounds like happy, yuppie

The Complete Word List (Spoiler Alert!)

Ready to see the words? Use the toggles below to reveal today’s nyt spelling bee answers.

  • airy
  • arty
  • itty
  • oaty
  • pity
  • pray
  • pyro
  • ropy
  • tray
  • troy
  • typo
  • tyro

  • apiary
  • array
  • arroyo
  • oratory
  • papaya
  • pappy
  • papyri
  • parity
  • parry
  • party
  • patty
  • poppy
  • portray
  • potty
  • priority
  • priory
  • propitiatory
  • rarity
  • ratty
  • rotary
  • rotatory
  • tarry
  • tatty
  • tippy
  • topiary
  • trippy
  • yappy

Valid dictionary words not in today’s official answers

Today’s puzzle have total of 57 valid dictionary words that are excluded. If you found a valid dictionary word that wasn’t accepted, it’s likely due to the New York Times Spelling Bee’s strict editorial criteria. Sam Ezersky, the puzzle’s editor, manually curates the daily word list to balance difficulty and fairness.

  • Obscure or Highly Technical Words: Medical, legal, and intensely specific scientific jargon is frequently omitted to keep the puzzle accessible to a general audience.
  • Offensive Language: Vulgar or derogatory words are universally banned.
  • Proper Nouns: Capitalized names of people or places are never allowed.
  • Hyphenated Words: Multi-word combinations containing hyphens are excluded.
  • Letter S / Plurals: The letter “S” is generally never included on a Spelling Bee board to avoid making the game too simple by tacking plurals onto every word.

  • APAY
  • APPAY
  • APRIORITY
  • ARIARY
  • ATOPY
  • OARY
  • OTARY
  • PARROTRY
  • PARROTY
  • PATY
  • PAYOR
  • PIOY
  • PIPPY
  • PIPY
  • PIRAYA
  • PITAYA
  • PORTY
  • PORY
  • POTATORY
  • PRATY
  • PYAT
  • PYOT
  • RAIYAT
  • RAYA
  • RIOTRY
  • ROARY
  • ROOPY
  • ROOTY
  • RORTY
  • RORY
  • RYOT
  • TARTY
  • TAYRA
  • TITTY
  • TOPPY
  • TORY
  • TOTTY
  • TOYO
  • TRAPPY
  • TRIPY
  • TRYP
  • TYPP
  • TYPTO
  • TYPY
  • TYROPITTA
  • YAAR
  • YAPP
  • YARR
  • YARTA
  • YARTO
  • YIPPY
  • YIRR
  • YOOP
  • YORP
  • YOYO
  • YRAPT
  • YTTRIA