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for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, January 5, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 5, 2026

GIKNOYA
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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
35
words
152
total points
106
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 152 pts
Genius 106 pts
Amazing 76 pts
Great 60 pts
Nice 38 pts
Solid 22 pts
Good 12 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1OKAYING
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Words by length
14
4-letter
9
5-letter
1
6-letter
8
7-letter
3
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
10 words
G
7 words
K
3 words
N
7 words
O
3 words
Y
5 words
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All 35 words
AGAIN5pt
AGING5pt
AGOG1pt
AGONY5pt
AKIN1pt
ANGINA6pt
ANION5pt
ANNOY5pt
ANNOYING8pt
ANON1pt
GAGA1pt
GAGGING7pt
GAIN1pt
GAINING7pt
GANG1pt
GANGING7pt
GONNA5pt
KAYAK5pt
KAYAKING8pt
KOAN1pt
NAAN1pt
NAGGING7pt
NAGGY5pt
NANA1pt
NANNY5pt
NANNYING8pt
NONAGON7pt
OAKY1pt
OKAY1pt
OKAYING14pt
YAKKING7pt
YANG1pt
YANK1pt
YANKING7pt
YOGA1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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