Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, January 8, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 8, 2026
DEIMTYA
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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
64
words
299
total points
209
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 299 pts
Genius 209 pts
Amazing 149 pts
Great 119 pts
Nice 74 pts
Solid 44 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
8 words
D
12 words
E
2 words
I
7 words
M
25 words
T
10 words
All 64 words
ADDED5pt
ADMIT5pt
ADMITTED8pt
AIDE1pt
AIDED5pt
AIMED5pt
AMID1pt
AMITY5pt
DADDY5pt
DAME1pt
DAMMED6pt
DAMMIT6pt
DATA1pt
DATE1pt
DATED5pt
DAYTIME14pt
DEAD1pt
DEADEYE7pt
DIADEM6pt
DYAD1pt
EDAMAME7pt
EDEMA5pt
IDEA1pt
IDEATE6pt
IDEATED7pt
IMAM1pt
IMITATE7pt
IMITATED8pt
IMMEDIATE9pt
MADAM5pt
MADAME6pt
MADE1pt
MAID1pt
MAIM1pt
MAIMED6pt
MAMA1pt
MAMMA5pt
MATE1pt
MATED5pt
MATEY5pt
MATTE5pt
MATTED6pt
MAYDAY6pt
MEAD1pt
MEAT1pt
MEATY5pt
MEDIA5pt
MEDIATE7pt
MEDIATED8pt
MEDITATE8pt
MEDITATED9pt
META1pt
METADATA8pt
MIDDAY6pt
TAME1pt
TAMED5pt
TATAMI6pt
TATTED6pt
TATTY5pt
TEAM1pt
TEAMED6pt
TEAMMATE8pt
TEAT1pt
TEATIME7pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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