NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 15, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, h, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 165 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| G | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| W | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×4 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×3 EI×3 |
| G | GI×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×2 |
| I | |
| T | TH×1 TI×7 TW×2 |
| W | WE×5 WH×2 WI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIE×3 DIG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDI×2 EIG×3 |
| G | GIG×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HID×1 HIG×1 |
| I | |
| T | THI×1 TID×3 TIE×1 TIG×1 TIT×2 TWI×2 |
| W | WED×1 WEI×4 WHI×2 WID×3 WIG×2 WIT×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| we...... † | WE8 | simple past tense and past participle of weight |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gig |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
| tw.. | TW4 | A small thin branch of a tree or bush. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| we.... | WE6 | A wedge-heeled shoe. |
| we... | WE5 | To determine the weight of an object. |
| we..... | WE7 | simple past tense and past participle of weigh |
| we.... | WE6 | The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by). |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| wi.... | WI6 | A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts. |
| wi... | WI5 | The state of being wide. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wig |
| wi... | WI5 | A living creature, especially a human being. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
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.
- weighted† (WE8)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- digit (DI5)
- eddied (ED6)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- gigged (GI6)
- height (HE6)
- hide (HI4)
- high (HI4)
- thigh (TH5)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tight (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- tithed (TI6)
- twig (TW4)
- twit (TW4)
- wedgie (WE6)
- weigh (WE5)
- weighed (WE7)
- weight (WE6)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- wide (WI4)
- widget (WI6)
- width (WI5)
- wigged (WI6)
- wight (WI5)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- weighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weight
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- gigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gig
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe
- twig (noun): A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- wedgie (noun): A wedge-heeled shoe.
- weigh (verb): To determine the weight of an object.
- weighed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weigh
- weight (noun): The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- wide (adjective): Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- widget (noun): A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
- width (noun): The state of being wide.
- wigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wig
- wight (noun): A living creature, especially a human being.
- with (preposition): Against.