NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, p, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 185 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 7 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 |
| R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 | Σ | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AA×1 AG×2 AI×1 AP×2 AR×2 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×2 GR×2 |
| H | HA×5 |
| I | |
| P | PA×8 PH×1 PI×2 PR×1 |
| R | RA×6 |
| T | TA×6 TH×1 TI×1 TR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AAR×1 AGA×1 AGI×1 AIR×1 APA×1 APP×1 ARH×1 ARI×1 ATR×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAG×1 GAI×1 GRA×2 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×2 HAT×2 |
| I | |
| P | PAI×1 PAP×1 PAR×5 PAT×1 PHA×1 PIT×2 PRA×1 |
| R | RAG×2 RAI×1 RAP×1 RAT×2 |
| T | TAI×1 TAP×2 TAR×3 THA×1 TIA×1 TRA×2 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| tr...... † | TR8 | No definition found; request failed |
| aa... | AA5 | In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry. |
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ag... | AG5 | dyspepsia |
| ai...... | AI8 | Impermeable to air or other gases. |
| ap... | AP5 | Placed separately (in regard to space or time). |
| ap..... | AP7 | The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. |
| gr... | GR5 | A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| pa..... | PA7 | an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole. |
| pa..... | PA7 | A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat |
| pr.. | PR4 | A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Snatched, taken away; abducted. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A device (trap) used to catch rats. |
| ta... | TA5 | A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta... | TA5 | Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A tarpaulin. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
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.
- trigraph† (TR8)
- aargh (AA5)
- agar (AG4)
- agita (AG5)
- airtight (AI8)
- apart (AP5)
- apparat (AP7)
- arhat (AR5)
- aria (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gait (GA4)
- graph (GR5)
- grappa (GR6)
- hair (HA4)
- harp (HA4)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- pair (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- paragraph (PA9)
- paratha (PA7)
- pariah (PA6)
- part (PA4)
- partita (PA7)
- path (PA4)
- phat (PH4)
- pita (PI4)
- pitapat (PI7)
- prat (PR4)
- raga (RA4)
- ragtag (RA6)
- raita (RA5)
- rapt (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattrap (RA7)
- taiga (TA5)
- tapa (TA4)
- tapir (TA5)
- tarp (TA4)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- that (TH4)
- tiara (TI5)
- trait (TR5)
- trap (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- trigraph† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- agita (noun): dyspepsia
- airtight (adjective): Impermeable to air or other gases.
- apart (adverb): Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- apparat (noun): The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gait (noun): Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
- graph (noun): A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
- grappa (noun): An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- paragraph (noun): A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- paratha (noun): an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
- pariah (noun): Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
- part (noun): A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
- partita (noun): A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
- prat (noun): A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragtag (adjective): Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rapt (adjective): Snatched, taken away; abducted.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattrap (noun): A device (trap) used to catch rats.
- taiga (noun): A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tapir (noun): Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.
- tarp (noun): A tarpaulin.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trap (noun): A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.