Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, January 15, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 15, 2026

DEGHTWI
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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
165
total points
115
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 165 pts
Genius 115 pts
Amazing 82 pts
Great 66 pts
Nice 41 pts
Solid 24 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.

1WEIGHTED
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Words by length
12
4-letter
10
5-letter
12
6-letter
1
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.

D
4 words
E
6 words
G
1 word
H
3 words
T
10 words
W
13 words
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All 37 words
DIED1pt
DIET1pt
DIETED6pt
DIGIT5pt
EDDIED6pt
EDIT1pt
EDITED6pt
EIGHT5pt
EIGHTH6pt
EIGHTIETH9pt
GIGGED6pt
HEIGHT6pt
HIDE1pt
HIGH1pt
THIGH5pt
TIDE1pt
TIDED5pt
TIDIED6pt
TIED1pt
TIGHT5pt
TITHE5pt
TITHED6pt
TWIG1pt
TWIT1pt
WEDGIE6pt
WEIGH5pt
WEIGHED7pt
WEIGHT6pt
WEIGHTED15pt
WHIT1pt
WHITE5pt
WIDE1pt
WIDGET6pt
WIDTH5pt
WIGGED6pt
WIGHT5pt
WITH1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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