NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 6, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, g, i, m, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 61 words |
| Total Points | 260 points |
| Genius Level | 182 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| C | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 11 |
| G | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| M | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 |
| N | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 23 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AG×1 AM×1 AN×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CI×1 |
| E | EG×1 EM×3 EN×7 |
| G | GA×3 GE×3 GI×1 |
| I | IC×2 IM×3 IN×2 |
| M | MA×5 ME×9 MI×5 |
| N | NA×1 NE×1 NI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACM×1 ACN×1 AGE×1 AME×1 ANE×2 ANI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAG×1 CAM×1 CAN×2 CIN×1 |
| E | EGG×1 EMC×2 EMI×1 ENC×2 ENE×1 ENG×3 ENI×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAM×2 GEN×3 GIM×1 |
| I | ICE×2 IMA×2 IMM×1 INA×1 INN×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAG×1 MAN×3 MEA×3 MEC×1 MEG×1 MEM×2 MEN×2 MIC×1 MIE×1 MIM×1 MIN×2 |
| N | NAM×1 NEN×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| me...... † | ME8 | Suggesting imminent harm. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection. |
| ag.... | AG6 | present participle of age |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| an.... | AN6 | A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue. |
| an.... | AN6 | Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia. |
| an... | AN5 | An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae |
| ca.... | CA6 | Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. |
| ci.... | CI6 | A movie theatre, a movie house |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em...... | EM8 | present participle of emcee |
| em...... | EM8 | Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lock inside a cage; to imprison. |
| en...... | EN8 | present participle of encage |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en...... | EN8 | That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| en.... | EN6 | Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi... | GI5 | Give me. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice. |
| ic.... | IC6 | plural of iceman |
| im... | IM5 | An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. |
| im..... | IM7 | To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. |
| im....... | IM9 | The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma.... | MA6 | To direct or be in charge of. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.). |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me.... | ME6 | A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy. |
| me..... | ME7 | The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | present participle of meme |
| me.... | ME6 | A perceived threat or danger. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | Finely chopped meat; minced meat. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
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.
- menacing† (ME8)
- acme (AC4)
- acne (AC4)
- ageing (AG6)
- amen (AM4)
- anemia (AN6)
- anemic (AN6)
- anime (AN5)
- cage (CA4)
- came (CA4)
- cane (CA4)
- canine (CA6)
- cinema (CI6)
- egging (EG6)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceeing (EM8)
- eminence (EM8)
- encage (EN6)
- encaging (EN8)
- enema (EN5)
- engage (EN6)
- engaging (EN8)
- engine (EN6)
- enigma (EN6)
- gage (GA4)
- game (GA4)
- gamine (GA6)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gimme (GI5)
- iceman (IC6)
- icemen (IC6)
- image (IM5)
- imagine (IM7)
- imminence (IM9)
- inane (IN5)
- innie (IN5)
- mace (MA4)
- mage (MA4)
- manage (MA6)
- mane (MA4)
- mange (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- meanie (ME6)
- meaning (ME7)
- mecca (ME5)
- mega (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- meming (ME6)
- menace (ME6)
- mice (MI4)
- mien (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mince (MI5)
- mine (MI4)
- name (NA4)
- nene (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
Answer Definitions
- menacing† (adjective): Suggesting imminent harm.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- acne (noun): A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- ageing (verb): present participle of age
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- anemia (noun): A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
- anemic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
- anime (noun): An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
- cage (noun): An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cane (noun): A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
- canine (adjective): Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- cinema (noun): A movie theatre, a movie house
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceeing (verb): present participle of emcee
- eminence (noun): Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- encage (verb): To lock inside a cage; to imprison.
- encaging (verb): present participle of encage
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaging (adjective): That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- enigma (noun): Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamine (noun): A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gimme (contraction): Give me.
- iceman (noun): A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice.
- icemen (noun): plural of iceman
- image (noun): An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
- imagine (verb): To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- imminence (noun): The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- manage (verb): To direct or be in charge of.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- mange (noun): A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meanie (noun): A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
- meaning (noun): The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- meming (verb): present participle of meme
- menace (noun): A perceived threat or danger.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mince (noun): Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.