Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 6, 2026

ABIORVT
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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
53
words
245
total points
171
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 245 pts
Genius 171 pts
Amazing 122 pts
Great 98 pts
Nice 61 pts
Solid 36 pts
Good 19 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1VIBRATOVIBRATOR
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Words by length
17
4-letter
19
5-letter
7
6-letter
6
7-letter
2
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
9 words
B
5 words
I
1 word
O
4 words
R
11 words
T
21 words
V
2 words
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All 53 words
ABBOT5pt
ABORT5pt
AIRBOAT7pt
AORTA5pt
ARBITRATOR10pt
ATRIA5pt
ATTAR5pt
AVATAR6pt
AVIATOR7pt
BAIT1pt
BIOTA5pt
BOAT1pt
BOOT1pt
BRAT1pt
IOTA1pt
OBIT1pt
ORATOR6pt
ORATORIO8pt
ORBIT5pt
RABBIT6pt
RAITA5pt
RATATAT7pt
RATIO5pt
RIBBIT6pt
RIOT1pt
ROBOT5pt
ROOT1pt
ROTATOR7pt
ROTI1pt
ROTOR5pt
TABOO5pt
TABOR5pt
TARO1pt
TAROT5pt
TART1pt
TARTAR6pt
TATTOO6pt
TIARA5pt
TIBIA5pt
TOOT1pt
TORI1pt
TORII5pt
TORO1pt
TORT1pt
TORTA5pt
TRAIT5pt
TRAITOR7pt
TRATTORIA9pt
TRIO1pt
TRIVIA6pt
TROT1pt
VIBRATO14pt
VIBRATOR15pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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