NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 5, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, h, i, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 136 points |
| Genius Level | 95 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DH×1 DI×2 DO×5 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×5 |
| I | ID×2 IN×1 |
| M | MI×2 MO×9 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OM×1 ON×2 |
| T | TO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DHO×1 DIN×1 DIT×1 DOD×1 DOM×2 DOO×1 DOT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOM×2 HOO×3 |
| I | IDI×2 INT×1 |
| M | MID×1 MIN×1 MON×3 MOO×3 MOT×3 |
| N | NOO×1 NOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 ONI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TOM×1 TOO×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| mi...... † | MI8 | Occurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end |
| dh... | DH5 | A long loincloth worn by men in India. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| 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...... | DO8 | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
| do.... | DO6 | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| ho..... | HO7 | Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. |
| ho...... | HO8 | Any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| 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. |
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.
- midmonth† (MI8)
- dhoti (DH5)
- dino (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- doth (DO4)
- hominid (HO7)
- hominoid (HO8)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- into (IN4)
- minion (MI6)
- mondo (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- month (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- motion (MO6)
- motto (MO5)
- noon (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- omit (OM4)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- midmonth† (adjective): Occurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end
- dhoti (noun): A long loincloth worn by men in India.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dominion (noun): Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- domino (noun): A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- hominid (noun): Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
- hominoid (noun): Any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- 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.