NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 10, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, n, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 126 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×1 BO×4 BR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 HO×7 |
| I | IN×3 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RH×1 |
| T | TH×3 TI×1 TO×1 TR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIR×1 BOH×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIN×1 HOB×3 HON×1 HOO×1 HOR×2 |
| I | INH×3 |
| N | NIN×1 NOR×1 |
| O | |
| R | RHI×1 |
| T | THI×1 THO×1 THR×1 TIN×1 TOO×1 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in....... † | IN9 | One who or that which inhibits. |
| bi... | BI5 | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| br... | BR5 | Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A toast made while touching glasses together. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of inhibiting. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| no... | NO5 | One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N. |
| rh... | RH5 | Money. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | A sharp protective spine of a plant. |
| th... | TH5 | To pound or beat rapidly or violently. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Cheap, inferior; pretentious. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- inhibitor† (IN9)
- birth (BI5)
- boho (BO4)
- boohoo (BO6)
- booth (BO5)
- both (BO4)
- broth (BR5)
- hint (HI4)
- hobbit (HO6)
- hobnob (HO6)
- hobo (HO4)
- honor (HO5)
- hoot (HO4)
- horn (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibition (IN10)
- ninth (NI5)
- north (NO5)
- rhino (RH5)
- thin (TH4)
- thorn (TH5)
- throb (TH5)
- tinhorn (TI7)
- tooth (TO5)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- inhibitor† (noun): One who or that which inhibits.
- birth (noun): The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hobbit (noun): A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
- hobnob (noun): A toast made while touching glasses together.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibition (noun): The act of inhibiting.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- north (noun): One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N.
- rhino (noun): Money.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thorn (noun): A sharp protective spine of a plant.
- throb (verb): To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- tinhorn (adjective): Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.