NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 26, 2025

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 26, 2025
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 26, 2025

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 26, 2025
Center LetterT
Outer Letterse, h, n, o, p, y
# of Pangrams3 (Perfect: none)
Total Words51 words
Total Points241 points
Genius Level169 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

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  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 26, 2025

Spelling Bee Grid

The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.

456789Σ
E---12-3
H1-1-1-3
N12--2-5
O1---1-2
P2351-112
T13831--25
Y-1----1
Σ1814936151

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EN×1
EY×2
H
HO×3
N
NE×3
NO×2
O
ON×1
OP×1
P
PE×3
PH×3
PO×5
PY×1
T
TE×10
TH×3
TO×9
TY×3
Y
YE×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
ENT×1
EYE×2
H
HON×1
HOO×1
HOT×1
N
NEO×1
NEP×1
NET×1
NON×1
NOT×1
O
ONT×1
OPP×1
P
PEN×1
PET×1
PEY×1
PHE×1
PHO×2
POE×1
PON×1
POP×1
POT×2
PYT×1
T
TEE×5
TEN×4
TEP×1
THE×3
TON×3
TOO×4
TOP×1
TOT×1
TYP×3
Y
YEN×1

Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)

The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.

Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.

Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ho...... †HO8A pot of honey.
ne...... †NE8A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
ph....... †PH9The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
en.....EN7An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
ey......EY8plural of eyetooth
ey......EY8A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
ho..HO4A derisive cry or shout.
ho....HO6Alternative spelling of hot pot.
ne......NE8Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
ne...NE5Neat, well-groomed, natty.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
op......OP8One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
pe..PE4Confinement; concealment.
pe...PE5Having little or no importance.
pe....PE6A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
ph...PH5A photograph.
ph....PH6The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
po..PO4A person who writes poems.
po.....PO7A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
po....PO6An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
po....PO6Possessing strength.
po...PO5A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
py....PY6A type of large constricting snake.
te..TE4Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
te...TE5Very small; tiny.
te....TE6A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
te...TE5plural of tooth
te....TE6To grow teeth.
te...TE5An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
te..TE4A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
te...TE5The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
te...TE5Alternative form of teepee
th..TH4Objective and reflexive case of thou.
th..TH4At that time.
th..TH4A group of entities previously mentioned.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to...TO5A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
to....TO6Having prominent teeth
to..TO4To drink excessively; to get drunk.
to..TO4A tote bag.
ty..TY4A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
ty.....TY7A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
ty..TY4A typographical error.
ye...YE5Alternative spelling of yenta

Today's Complete Solution

The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.

Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.

  • honeypot†  (HO8)
  • neophyte†  (NE8)
  • phenotype†  (PH9)
  • entente  (EN7)
  • eyeteeth  (EY8)
  • eyetooth  (EY8)
  • hoot  (HO4)
  • hotpot  (HO6)
  • nepenthe  (NE8)
  • netty  (NE5)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • note  (NO4)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • opponent  (OP8)
  • pent  (PE4)
  • petty  (PE5)
  • peyote  (PE6)
  • photo  (PH5)
  • photon  (PH6)
  • poet  (PO4)
  • pontoon  (PO7)
  • poppet  (PO6)
  • potent  (PO6)
  • potty  (PO5)
  • python  (PY6)
  • teen  (TE4)
  • teeny  (TE5)
  • teepee  (TE6)
  • teeth  (TE5)
  • teethe  (TE6)
  • tenet  (TE5)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • tent  (TE4)
  • tenth  (TE5)
  • tepee  (TE5)
  • thee  (TH4)
  • then  (TH4)
  • they  (TH4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • tony  (TO4)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • tooth  (TO5)
  • toothy  (TO6)
  • tope  (TO4)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • type  (TY4)
  • typhoon  (TY7)
  • typo  (TY4)
  • yente  (YE5)

Answer Definitions

  • honeypot† (noun): A pot of honey.
  • neophyte† (noun): A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
  • phenotype† (noun): The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
  • entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
  • eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
  • eyetooth (noun): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
  • hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
  • hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
  • nepenthe (noun): Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
  • netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • opponent (noun): One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
  • pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
  • petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
  • peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
  • photo (noun): A photograph.
  • photon (noun): The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
  • poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
  • pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
  • poppet (noun): An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
  • potent (adjective): Possessing strength.
  • potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
  • python (noun): A type of large constricting snake.
  • teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
  • teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
  • teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
  • teeth (noun): plural of tooth
  • teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
  • tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
  • tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
  • tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
  • thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  • then (adverb): At that time.
  • they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
  • toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth
  • tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
  • typhoon (noun): A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
  • typo (noun): A typographical error.
  • yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta