NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 8, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, m, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 64 words |
| Total Points | 299 points |
| Genius Level | 209 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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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.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| M | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 64 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AI×3 AM×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×8 DE×2 DI×1 DY×1 |
| E | ED×2 |
| I | ID×3 IM×4 |
| M | MA×14 ME×10 MI×1 |
| T | TA×5 TE×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ADM×2 AID×2 AIM×1 AMI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAM×3 DAT×3 DAY×1 DEA×2 DIA×1 DYA×1 |
| E | EDA×1 EDE×1 |
| I | IDE×3 IMA×1 IMI×2 IMM×1 |
| M | MAD×3 MAI×3 MAM×2 MAT×5 MAY×1 MEA×3 MED×5 MET×2 MID×1 |
| T | TAM×2 TAT×3 TEA×5 |
| Y |
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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| da..... † | DA7 | The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ad... | AD5 | To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration |
| ad...... | AD8 | simple past tense and past participle of admit |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aim |
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da.. | DA4 | Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dam |
| da.... | DA6 | Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da.. | DA4 | The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. |
| da... | DA5 | Marked with a date. |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de..... | DE7 | Very accurate in shooting or throwing. |
| di.... | DI6 | An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ed..... | ED7 | Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable. |
| ed... | ED5 | An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| id.... | ID6 | To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. |
| id..... | ID7 | simple past tense and past participle of ideate |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im..... | IM7 | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| im...... | IM8 | simple past tense and past participle of imitate |
| im....... | IM9 | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative form of madam |
| ma.. | MA4 | A grub or maggot. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.... | MA6 | simple past tense and past participle of maim |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| ma... | MA5 | simple past tense and past participle of mate |
| ma... | MA5 | Sociable or friendly. |
| ma... | MA5 | A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. |
| ma.... | MA6 | simple past tense and past participle of mat |
| ma.... | MA6 | emergency, need assistance |
| me.. | ME4 | An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water. |
| me.. | ME4 | The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. |
| me... | ME5 | Of, relating to, or containing meat. |
| me... | ME5 | The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. |
| me..... | ME7 | To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. |
| me...... | ME8 | simple past tense and past participle of mediate |
| me...... | ME8 | To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study. |
| me....... | ME9 | Planned. |
| me.. | ME4 | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| me...... | ME8 | Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label. |
| mi.... | MI6 | noon; twelve o'clock during the day |
| ta.. | TA4 | Not or no longer wild; domesticated. |
| ta... | TA5 | domesticated; made tame |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past tense and past participle of tat |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te.. | TE4 | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of team |
| te...... | TE8 | One who is on the same team. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te..... | TE7 | The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). |
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.
- daytime† (DA7)
- added (AD5)
- admit (AD5)
- admitted (AD8)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aimed (AI5)
- amid (AM4)
- amity (AM5)
- daddy (DA5)
- dame (DA4)
- dammed (DA6)
- dammit (DA6)
- data (DA4)
- date (DA4)
- dated (DA5)
- dead (DE4)
- deadeye (DE7)
- diadem (DI6)
- dyad (DY4)
- edamame (ED7)
- edema (ED5)
- idea (ID4)
- ideate (ID6)
- ideated (ID7)
- imam (IM4)
- imitate (IM7)
- imitated (IM8)
- immediate (IM9)
- madam (MA5)
- madame (MA6)
- made (MA4)
- maid (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- maimed (MA6)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mate (MA4)
- mated (MA5)
- matey (MA5)
- matte (MA5)
- matted (MA6)
- mayday (MA6)
- mead (ME4)
- meat (ME4)
- meaty (ME5)
- media (ME5)
- mediate (ME7)
- mediated (ME8)
- meditate (ME8)
- meditated (ME9)
- meta (ME4)
- metadata (ME8)
- midday (MI6)
- tame (TA4)
- tamed (TA5)
- tatami (TA6)
- tatted (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- team (TE4)
- teamed (TE6)
- teammate (TE8)
- teat (TE4)
- teatime (TE7)
Answer Definitions
- daytime† (noun): The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- admit (verb): To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- admitted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of admit
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aim
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dame (noun): Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- dammed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dam
- dammit (interjection): Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- date (noun): The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- dated (adjective): Marked with a date.
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deadeye (adjective): Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
- diadem (noun): An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- edamame (noun): Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.
- edema (noun): An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- ideate (verb): To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
- ideated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ideate
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitate (verb): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- imitated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of imitate
- immediate (adjective): Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madame (noun): Alternative form of madam
- made (noun): A grub or maggot.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of maim
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mate (noun): A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- mated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mate
- matey (adjective): Sociable or friendly.
- matte (noun): A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- matted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mat
- mayday (interjection): emergency, need assistance
- mead (noun): An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
- meat (noun): The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- meaty (adjective): Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- media (noun): The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- mediate (verb): To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
- mediated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mediate
- meditate (verb): To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
- meditated (adjective): Planned.
- meta (adjective): Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
- metadata (noun): Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
- midday (noun): noon; twelve o'clock during the day
- tame (adjective): Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
- tamed (adjective): domesticated; made tame
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tatted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tat
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- team (noun): A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
- teamed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of team
- teammate (noun): One who is on the same team.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).