Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, January 3, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 3, 2026
ILNORUC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
43
words
207
total points
144
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 207 pts
Genius 144 pts
Amazing 103 pts
Great 82 pts
Nice 51 pts
Solid 31 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
23 words
I
5 words
L
2 words
N
1 word
O
2 words
R
3 words
U
7 words
All 43 words
CIRRI5pt
CLINIC6pt
COCCI5pt
COCOON6pt
COIL1pt
COIN1pt
COIR1pt
COLIC5pt
COLON5pt
COLONIC7pt
COLOR5pt
CONCUR6pt
CONIC5pt
COOL1pt
CORN1pt
COUNCIL7pt
COUNCILOR16pt
CROC1pt
CROCI5pt
CROON5pt
CULL1pt
CURIO5pt
CURL1pt
ICON1pt
ICONIC6pt
INCUR5pt
IONIC5pt
IRONIC6pt
LOCI1pt
LOCO1pt
NUNCIO6pt
OCCUR5pt
OCULI5pt
RICIN5pt
ROCOCO6pt
RUNIC5pt
UNCOIL6pt
UNCOOL6pt
UNCURL6pt
UNICOLOR15pt
UNICORN7pt
UNIRONIC8pt
URIC1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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