NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 23, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, p, r, a, c, g |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| C | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| G | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AA×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×10 |
| G | GR×2 |
| H | HA×2 HI×2 |
| I | |
| P | PA×3 |
| R | RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AAR×1 ARC×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CHA×4 CHI×6 |
| G | GRA×2 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×1 HIG×2 |
| I | |
| P | PAR×3 |
| R | RIC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gr..... † | GR7 | Drawn, pictorial. |
| aa... | AA5 | In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry. |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.). |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch... | CH5 | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A man, a fellow. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| ch... | CH5 | A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers. |
| 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... | PA5 | To burn the surface of, to scorch. |
| 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. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
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.
- graphic† (GR7)
- aargh (AA5)
- arch (AR4)
- archaic (AR7)
- chai (CH4)
- chair (CH5)
- chap (CH4)
- char (CH4)
- chia (CH4)
- chic (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- chichi (CH6)
- chip (CH4)
- chirp (CH5)
- graph (GR5)
- hair (HA4)
- harp (HA4)
- high (HI4)
- highchair (HI9)
- paragraph (PA9)
- parch (PA5)
- pariah (PA6)
- rich (RI4)
Answer Definitions
- graphic† (adjective): Drawn, pictorial.
- aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- archaic (noun): A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- chair (noun): An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- chap (noun): A man, a fellow.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chip (noun): A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- chirp (noun): A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- 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.
- 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.
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- highchair (noun): An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.
- 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.
- parch (verb): To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- 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.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.