Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, January 12, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 12, 2026

ACELTZI
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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
46
words
223
total points
156
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 223 pts
Genius 156 pts
Amazing 111 pts
Great 89 pts
Nice 55 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ITALICIZE
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Words by length
13
4-letter
11
5-letter
12
6-letter
6
7-letter
2
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
6 words
C
7 words
E
3 words
I
5 words
L
11 words
T
13 words
Z
1 word
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All 46 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACETIC6pt
ALIT1pt
ATILT5pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CALCITE7pt
CATTAIL7pt
CELIAC6pt
CELLI5pt
CILIA5pt
CITE1pt
ECLECTIC8pt
ELICIT6pt
ELITE5pt
ICICLE6pt
ILIAC5pt
ILLICIT7pt
ITALIC6pt
ITALICIZE16pt
LACTIC6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LAICIZE7pt
LATTICE7pt
LICE1pt
LICIT5pt
LILAC5pt
LILT1pt
LITE1pt
LITTLE6pt
TACIT5pt
TACTIC6pt
TACTICAL8pt
TACTILE7pt
TAIL1pt
TALI1pt
TALLIT6pt
TILE1pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TITILLATE9pt
TITLE5pt
TITTLE6pt
ZITI1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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