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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

GHIPRTA

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Words
48
Points
185
Genius
129
Pangram
1

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  • aargh

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

    noun — A culture medium based on this material.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • agita

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • airtight

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • apart

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • apparat

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • arhat

    noun — One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

    noun — One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • aria

    noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

    Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

  • atria

    noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

    noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.

    noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.

    noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • attar

    noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.

    noun — A perfume made from this oil.

    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • gaga

    adjective — Mentally senile.

    noun — A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.

    adjective — Crazy.

    adjective — Infatuated.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • gait

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • graph

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • grappa

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hair

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • harp

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hart

    noun — A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

    noun — A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

    noun — A red deer or one of related species.

    noun — Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.

    noun — The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.

    noun — Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hath

    verb — To possess, own.

    verb — To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

    verb — Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.

    verb — To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).

    verb — To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.

    verb — To experience, go through, undergo.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • hatha

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • pair

    noun — Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

    verb — To group into one or more sets of two.

    verb — To impair, to make worse.

    noun — Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

    noun — Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)

    noun — A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • papa

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    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • paragraph

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • paratha

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  • pariah

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • part

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • partita

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • path

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • phat

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pita

    noun — A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • pitapat

    noun — A series of quick tapping sounds

    verb — To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate

    adverb — With a quick tapping sound

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • prat

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • raga

    noun — Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.

    noun — Passion, love, lust.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • ragtag

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • raita

    noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • rapt

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ratatat

    noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.

    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • rattrap

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • taiga

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tapa

    noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

    noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.

    noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tapir

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tarp

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tart

    adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

    noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

    noun — A prostitute.

    verb — To practice prostitution

    adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.

    adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.

    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • tartar

    noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

    noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.

    noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.

    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • that

    noun — Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

    adverb — (degree) To a given extent or degree.

    pronoun — (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

    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.

    adverb — (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).

    adverb — To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • tiara

    noun — The papal crown.

    noun — An ornamental coronet.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • trait

    noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

    noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • trap

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • trigraph

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • aa×1
  • ag×2
  • ai×1
  • ap×2
  • ar×2
  • at×2
  • ga×2
  • gr×2
  • ha×5
  • pa×8
  • ph×1
  • pi×2
  • pr×1
  • ra×6
  • ta×6
  • th×1
  • ti×1
  • tr×3

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 26·11· 10
g 211··· 4
h 41···· 5
p 7·13·1 12
r 2112·· 6
t 541·1· 11
Σ 22134621 48

The numbers

Genius today takes 129 points of 185 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 440 recorded puzzles
41st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
55th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19911 recorded answers

422 today34.5% all-time513 today22.9% all-time64 today20.1% all-time76 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a ● Saturday, February 14, 2026 Tuesday, January 20, 2026
g Saturday, February 14, 2026 Thursday, January 22, 2026
h Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Tuesday, February 10, 2026
i Saturday, February 14, 2026 Sunday, February 8, 2026
p Saturday, February 7, 2026 Monday, February 2, 2026
r Thursday, February 12, 2026 Tuesday, February 3, 2026
t Thursday, February 12, 2026 Monday, February 9, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. imam 25
  13. maim 25
  14. mini 25
  15. minim 25
  16. cocoon 24
  17. lilt 24
  18. till 24
  19. tilt 24
  20. aria 24
  21. mitt 24
  22. onto 24
  23. toon 24
  24. loon 24
  25. olio 24

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.