Word Hints
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
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
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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