Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, January 9, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 9, 2021
ACIKOTL
Jump to a hint level
Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
← Back to hint toolLoad any date with the interactive hint ladder
Word count + points
71
words
259
total points
181
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 259 pts
Genius 181 pts
Amazing 129 pts
Great 103 pts
Nice 64 pts
Solid 38 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
8 words
C
22 words
I
3 words
K
5 words
L
16 words
O
3 words
T
14 words
All 71 words
AIOLI5pt
ALACK5pt
ALIT1pt
ALKALI6pt
ALLOT5pt
ALTO1pt
ATILT5pt
ATOLL5pt
CALICO6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CATCALL7pt
CATTAIL7pt
CILIA5pt
CLACK5pt
CLICK5pt
CLOACA6pt
CLOAK5pt
CLOCK5pt
CLOT1pt
COAL1pt
COATTAIL8pt
COCKTAIL15pt
COIL1pt
COITAL6pt
COLA1pt
COLIC5pt
COLT1pt
COOL1pt
ILIAC5pt
ILLICIT7pt
ITALIC6pt
KILL1pt
KILO1pt
KILT1pt
KOALA5pt
KOLA1pt
LACK1pt
LACTIC6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LICIT5pt
LICK1pt
LILAC5pt
LILT1pt
LOCAL5pt
LOCI1pt
LOCK1pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LOOK1pt
LOOT1pt
LOTTO5pt
OCOTILLO8pt
OCTAL5pt
OLIO1pt
TACTICAL8pt
TAIL1pt
TAILCOAT8pt
TALC1pt
TALI1pt
TALK1pt
TALL1pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TOIL1pt
TOLL1pt
TOOL1pt
TOOLKIT7pt
TOTAL5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
↑ Back to top