NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 29, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, l, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | ET×1 EY×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 GH×1 GO×1 |
| H | HO×4 |
| L | LO×2 |
| O | OT×1 |
| T | TE×4 TH×3 TO×8 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ETH×1 EYE×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×1 GHE×1 GOT×1 |
| H | HOL×1 HOO×1 HOT×2 |
| L | LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| O | OTO×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×2 THE×3 TOG×1 TOL×1 TOO×5 TOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| th...... † | TH8 | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ey...... | EY8 | A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| gh.... | GH6 | An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ot..... | OT7 | The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te....... | TE9 | The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
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.
- theology† (TH8)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyelet (EY6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- eyetooth (EY8)
- gelt (GE4)
- ghetto (GH6)
- goth (GO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- hotly (HO5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- otology (OT7)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teleology (TE9)
- tell (TE4)
- thee (TH4)
- they (TH4)
- toggle (TO6)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothy (TO6)
- tootle (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- theology† (noun): The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- eyetooth (noun): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- ghetto (noun): An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- otology (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teleology (noun): The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- 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
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.