Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, January 17, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 17, 2026

ALOPRTY
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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
59
words
292
total points
204
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 292 pts
Genius 204 pts
Amazing 146 pts
Great 116 pts
Nice 73 pts
Solid 43 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1PORTRAYAL
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Words by length
12
4-letter
23
5-letter
13
6-letter
9
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
8 words
L
5 words
O
3 words
P
23 words
R
10 words
T
9 words
Y
1 word
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All 59 words
ALLAY5pt
ALLOY5pt
ALLY1pt
APPLY5pt
APTLY5pt
ARRAY5pt
ARROYO6pt
ARTY1pt
LOOPY5pt
LORRY5pt
LOYAL5pt
LOYALLY7pt
LOYALTY7pt
OATY1pt
ORALLY6pt
ORATORY7pt
PALTRY6pt
PAPALLY7pt
PAPAYA6pt
PAPPY5pt
PARLAY6pt
PARRY5pt
PARTLY6pt
PARTY5pt
PATLY5pt
PATTY5pt
PAYOLA6pt
PAYROLL7pt
PLAY1pt
PLOY1pt
POLYP5pt
POORLY6pt
POPPY5pt
PORTLY6pt
PORTRAY7pt
PORTRAYAL16pt
POTTY5pt
PRAY1pt
PYRO1pt
RALLY5pt
RAPTLY6pt
RATTLY6pt
RATTY5pt
ROPY1pt
ROTARY6pt
ROTATORY8pt
ROYAL5pt
ROYALLY7pt
ROYALTY7pt
TALLY5pt
TARRY5pt
TARTLY6pt
TATTY5pt
TOTALLY7pt
TRAY1pt
TROY1pt
TYPO1pt
TYRO1pt
YAPPY5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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