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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEGHTWI

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Words
37
Points
165
Genius
115
Pangram
1

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  • died

    verb — To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

    verb — To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).

    verb — To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.

    verb — (of a machine) To stop working, to break down.

    verb — To be mortified or shocked by a situation.

    verb — To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • diet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dieted

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • digit

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • eddied

    verb — To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • edit

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • edited

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • eight

    noun — The digit/figure 8.

    numeral — A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

    adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.

    noun — An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

    noun — Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

    noun — A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eighth

    noun — The person or thing in the eighth position.

    verb — To divide by eight

    adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.

    noun — One of eight equal parts of a whole.

    noun — An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eightieth

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • gigged

    verb — To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

    verb — To engender.

    verb — To engage in musical performances.

    verb — To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

    verb — To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • height

    noun — The distance from the base of something to the top.

    noun — The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

    noun — The highest point or maximum degree.

    noun — A high point.

    noun — An area of land at the top of a cliff.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hide

    verb — To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.

    verb — To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

    noun — The skin of an animal.

    noun — A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

    noun — (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

    noun — The human skin.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • high

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • thigh

    noun — The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.

    noun — That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tide

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tided

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tidied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tight

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tithe

    noun — A tenth.

    verb — To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:

    adjective — Tenth.

    noun — A boon (a grant or concession).

    verb — To grant, concede.

    adjective — Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tithed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • twig

    noun — A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

    verb — To beat with twigs.

    verb — To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.

    verb — To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

    verb — To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.

    verb — To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • twit

    noun — A reproach, gibe or taunt.

    verb — To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

    noun — A foolish or annoying person.

    noun — A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.

    noun — A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).

    verb — To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wedgie

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  • weigh

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • weighed

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  • weight

    noun — (physical) Matter, material.

    noun — The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

    noun — The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

    verb — To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

    noun — A large quantity; a sum.

    noun — Celebration of the Eucharist.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • weighted

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  • whit

    noun — The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

    preposition — Against.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    preposition — In support of.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • white

    noun — The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

    verb — To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

    adjective — Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    noun — A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

    noun — Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.

    noun — White wine.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wide

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  • widget

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  • width

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wigged

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  • wight

    noun — A living creature, especially a human being.

    adjective — (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.

    noun — A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.

    noun — A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

    noun — A wraith-like creature.

    adjective — Strong; stout; active.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • with

    adverb — Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    preposition — Against.

    noun — A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • di×4
  • ed×3
  • ei×3
  • gi×1
  • he×1
  • hi×2
  • th×1
  • ti×7
  • tw×2
  • we×5
  • wh×2
  • wi×6

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
d 211··· 4
e 113··1 6
g ··1··· 1
h 2·1··· 3
t 442··· 10
w 34411· 13
Σ 121012111 37

The numbers

Genius today takes 115 points of 165 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.

Total points vs. all 410 recorded puzzles
32nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
30th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18521 recorded answers

412 today34.5% all-time510 today23.0% all-time612 today20.0% all-time71 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Friday, January 9, 2026 Thursday, December 4, 2025
e Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Friday, December 5, 2025
g Saturday, January 10, 2026 Saturday, December 20, 2025
h Friday, January 9, 2026 Friday, January 9, 2026
i ● Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Monday, January 12, 2026
t Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Tuesday, January 6, 2026
w Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Friday, October 31, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 26
  8. mamma 26
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. cancan 23
  16. canna 23
  17. neon 23
  18. none 23
  19. aria 22
  20. imam 22
  21. maim 22
  22. bill 22
  23. mini 22
  24. minim 22
  25. lilt 21

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.