Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 14, 2026

ABCELPO
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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
56
words
175
total points
122
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 175 pts
Genius 122 pts
Amazing 87 pts
Great 70 pts
Nice 43 pts
Solid 26 pts
Good 14 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1PLACEBO
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Words by length
33
4-letter
10
5-letter
9
6-letter
2
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
3 words
B
14 words
C
15 words
E
1 word
L
9 words
O
3 words
P
11 words
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All 56 words
ALCOPOP7pt
ALLOCABLE9pt
ALOE1pt
BAOBAB6pt
BEBOP5pt
BLOB1pt
BLOC1pt
BLOOP5pt
BOBA1pt
BOBBLE6pt
BOCCE5pt
BOLA1pt
BOLL1pt
BOLO1pt
BOOB1pt
BOOBOO6pt
BOOP1pt
CACAO5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CAPO1pt
CELLO5pt
CLOACA6pt
CLOP1pt
COAL1pt
COBBLE6pt
COCA1pt
COCOA5pt
COLA1pt
COLLAB6pt
COOL1pt
COOP1pt
COPE1pt
ELOPE5pt
LOBE1pt
LOBO1pt
LOCAL5pt
LOCALE6pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LOLLOP6pt
LOOP1pt
LOPE1pt
OBOE1pt
OLEO1pt
OPAL1pt
PALEO5pt
PEOPLE6pt
PLACEBO14pt
PLOP1pt
POLE1pt
POLL1pt
POLO1pt
POOL1pt
POOP1pt
POPE1pt
POPPA5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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