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for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, January 16, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 16, 2026

AEFILMC
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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
45
words
178
total points
124
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 178 pts
Genius 124 pts
Amazing 89 pts
Great 71 pts
Nice 44 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.

1MALEFIC
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Words by length
18
4-letter
14
5-letter
9
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-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
E
2 words
F
5 words
I
3 words
L
5 words
M
8 words
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All 45 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACCLAIM7pt
ACME1pt
CAFE1pt
CALF1pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALM1pt
CAME1pt
CAMEL5pt
CAMELLIA8pt
CAMI1pt
CELIAC6pt
CELL1pt
CELLI5pt
CILIA5pt
CLAIM5pt
CLAM1pt
CLEF1pt
CLIFF5pt
CLIME5pt
EFFACE6pt
EMCEE5pt
FACE1pt
FACIAL6pt
FACILE6pt
FECAL5pt
FLEECE6pt
ICEFALL7pt
ICICLE6pt
ILIAC5pt
LACE1pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LICE1pt
LILAC5pt
MACE1pt
MALEFIC14pt
MALIC5pt
MALICE6pt
MECCA5pt
MICA1pt
MICE1pt
MIMIC5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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