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for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, January 2, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 2, 2026

BEHOUYN
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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
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Word count + points
23
words
79
total points
55
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 79 pts
Genius 55 pts
Amazing 39 pts
Great 31 pts
Nice 19 pts
Solid 11 pts
Good 6 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

0HONEYBUN
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Words by length
13
4-letter
5
5-letter
3
6-letter
2
8-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

B
8 words
E
3 words
H
5 words
N
7 words
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All 23 words
BEEN1pt
BONBON6pt
BONE1pt
BONNY5pt
BONOBO6pt
BONY1pt
BOON1pt
BUNNY5pt
EBON1pt
EBONY5pt
ENBY1pt
HOBNOB6pt
HONE1pt
HONEY5pt
HONEYBEE8pt
HONEYBUN15pt
NENE1pt
NEON1pt
NONE1pt
NOOB1pt
NOON1pt
NOUN1pt
NUBBY5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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