NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 26, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, m, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 238 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| M | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 15 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AM×1 AN×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CI×1 CY×1 |
| I | IM×1 IN×4 IT×1 |
| M | MA×6 MI×9 |
| N | NI×2 |
| T | TA×7 TI×6 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 AMI×1 ANI×1 ANT×2 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAI×1 CAM×1 CAN×1 CAT×1 CIT×1 CYN×1 |
| I | IMA×1 INA×1 INC×1 INT×2 ITT×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAN×3 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIN×6 MIT×1 |
| N | NIA×1 NIN×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAI×1 TAN×2 TAT×1 TIN×4 TIT×2 |
| Y |
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...... † | IN8 | Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| an... | AN5 | Playful, funny, absurd. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus) |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in.... | IN6 | To state solemnly, to chant. |
| in.... | IN6 | Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma...... | MA8 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. |
| ma... | MA5 | Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small movie camera. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| ni.... | NI6 | A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta....... | TA9 | A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. |
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.
- intimacy† (IN8)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- amity (AM5)
- anima (AN5)
- anti (AN4)
- antic (AN5)
- attain (AT6)
- attic (AT5)
- cacti (CA5)
- caiman (CA6)
- cami (CA4)
- cantina (CA7)
- catmint (CA7)
- city (CI4)
- cynic (CY5)
- imam (IM4)
- inanity (IN7)
- incant (IN6)
- intact (IN6)
- itty (IT4)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- maintain (MA8)
- mania (MA5)
- maniac (MA6)
- manic (MA5)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mini (MI4)
- minicam (MI7)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- minty (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- niacin (NI6)
- ninny (NI5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tactic (TA6)
- tactician (TA9)
- taint (TA5)
- tannic (TA6)
- tannin (TA6)
- tatami (TA6)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- titanic (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- intimacy† (noun): Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- antic (adjective): Playful, funny, absurd.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- caiman (noun): Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- cantina (noun): A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- catmint (noun): Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- incant (verb): To state solemnly, to chant.
- intact (adjective): Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- maniac (noun): An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- manic (adjective): Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minicam (noun): A small movie camera.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tactician (noun): A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannic (adjective): Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- titanic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.