NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 26, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| C | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| D | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 18 |
| E | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×1 BO×7 |
|---|---|
| C | CE×2 CO×4 |
| D | DE×12 DO×5 DY×1 |
| E | EB×1 ED×1 EY×1 |
| O | OB×1 |
| T | TE×2 TO×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BED×1 BOB×1 BOD×3 BOO×2 BOY×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CED×2 COD×2 COE×1 COO×1 |
| D | DEB×1 DEC×7 DEE×2 DET×2 DOD×1 DOT×4 DYE×1 |
| E | EBB×1 EDD×1 EYE×1 |
| O | OBE×1 |
| T | TED×1 TEE×1 TOD×1 TOE×1 TOO×1 TOT×1 TOY×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo....... † | BO9 | simple past tense and past participle of boycott |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of bed |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of bob |
| bo.. | BO4 | To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of bode |
| bo.. | BO4 | Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of boo |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of boot |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| de.. | DE4 | An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de... | DE5 | A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decoy |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| do... | DO5 | Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| eb... | EB5 | simple past tense and past participle of ebb |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| ob.... | OB6 | simple past tense and past participle of obey |
| te... | TE5 | Abbreviation of teddy bear. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| to... | TO5 | Clipping of hot toddy. |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of toy |
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.
- boycotted† (BO9)
- bedded (BE6)
- bobbed (BO6)
- bode (BO4)
- boded (BO5)
- body (BO4)
- booed (BO5)
- booted (BO6)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- cooed (CO5)
- debt (DE4)
- deco (DE4)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- decoy (DE5)
- decoyed (DE7)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- dodo (DO4)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- dotted (DO6)
- dotty (DO5)
- dyed (DY4)
- ebbed (EB5)
- eddy (ED4)
- eyed (EY4)
- obeyed (OB6)
- teddy (TE5)
- teed (TE4)
- toddy (TO5)
- toed (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- toted (TO5)
- toyed (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- boycotted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boycott
- bedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bed
- bobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bob
- bode (verb): To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- boded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bode
- body (noun): Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- booed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boo
- booted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boot
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- debt (noun): An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- decoy (noun): A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- decoyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoy
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- dotty (adjective): Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- ebbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ebb
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- obeyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of obey
- teddy (noun): Abbreviation of teddy bear.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- toddy (noun): Clipping of hot toddy.
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- toyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toy