Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, January 9, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 9, 2026

ACDEIPH
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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
37
words
174
total points
121
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 174 pts
Genius 121 pts
Amazing 87 pts
Great 69 pts
Nice 43 pts
Solid 26 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1HEADPIECE
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Words by length
12
4-letter
10
5-letter
7
6-letter
4
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
4 words
C
18 words
D
3 words
E
1 word
H
10 words
P
1 word
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All 37 words
ACHE1pt
ACHED5pt
AHEAD5pt
APHID5pt
CACHE5pt
CACHED6pt
CHAD1pt
CHAI1pt
CHAP1pt
CHAPPED7pt
CHEAP5pt
CHEAPIE7pt
CHEEP5pt
CHEEPED7pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHIDE5pt
CHIDED6pt
CHIP1pt
CHIPPED7pt
DACHA5pt
DEADHEAD8pt
DEADHEADED10pt
EACH1pt
HEAD1pt
HEADACHE8pt
HEADED6pt
HEADPIECE16pt
HEAP1pt
HEAPED6pt
HEED1pt
HEEDED6pt
HIDE1pt
HIPPIE6pt
PEACH5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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