Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, January 1, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 1, 2026
ACILTYN
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams5 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
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Word count + points
61
words
363
total points
254
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 363 pts
Genius 254 pts
Amazing 181 pts
Great 145 pts
Nice 90 pts
Solid 54 pts
Good 29 pts
Moving Up 18 pts
Good Start 7 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
12
4-letter
17
5-letter
12
6-letter
9
7-letter
3
8-letter
4
9-letter
2
10-letter
1
11-letter
1
12-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
9 words
C
17 words
I
6 words
L
6 words
N
11 words
T
12 words
All 61 words
ANAL1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANALYTIC15pt
ANALYTICAL17pt
ANALYTICALLY19pt
ANNAL5pt
ANTI1pt
ANTIC5pt
ATTAIN6pt
CANAL5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNILY7pt
CANNY5pt
CANT1pt
CANTATA7pt
CANTINA7pt
CLAN1pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICALLY10pt
CLINICIAN9pt
CYAN1pt
CYNIC5pt
CYNICAL7pt
CYNICALLY9pt
INANITY7pt
INCANT6pt
INITIAL7pt
INITIALLY9pt
INLAY5pt
INTACT6pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
LANTANA7pt
LINT1pt
LINTY5pt
LITANY6pt
NAAN1pt
NAIL1pt
NANA1pt
NANNY5pt
NATAL5pt
NATALITY8pt
NATANT6pt
NATTILY7pt
NATTY5pt
NIACIN6pt
NINNY5pt
TACTICIAN9pt
TAINT5pt
TANNIC6pt
TANNIN6pt
TINCT5pt
TINILY6pt
TINNY5pt
TINT1pt
TINY1pt
TITAN5pt
TITANIC7pt
TITANICALLY18pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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