Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, January 18, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 18, 2026

ADGINTC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams4 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
50
words
324
total points
226
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 324 pts
Genius 226 pts
Amazing 162 pts
Great 129 pts
Nice 81 pts
Solid 48 pts
Good 25 pts
Moving Up 16 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

4 words use all 7 letters.

1ADDICTINGDICTATINGINDICATING
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Words by length
4
4-letter
10
5-letter
19
6-letter
8
7-letter
3
8-letter
5
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
11 words
C
14 words
D
6 words
G
1 word
I
10 words
N
1 word
T
7 words
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All 50 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACID1pt
ACIDIC6pt
ACING5pt
ACTING6pt
ADDICT6pt
ADDICTING16pt
ANTACID7pt
ANTIC5pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CADGING7pt
CAGING6pt
CANCAN6pt
CANDID6pt
CANID5pt
CANING6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNING7pt
CANT1pt
CANTATA7pt
CANTINA7pt
CICADA6pt
CITING6pt
DANCING7pt
DICING6pt
DICTA5pt
DICTATING16pt
DIDACT6pt
DIDACTIC8pt
GIGANTIC8pt
ICING5pt
INCANT6pt
INCANTING9pt
INCITING8pt
INDICA6pt
INDICATING17pt
INDICIA7pt
INDICT6pt
INDICTING9pt
INTACT6pt
NIACIN6pt
TACIT5pt
TACT1pt
TACTIC6pt
TACTICIAN9pt
TANNIC6pt
TINCT5pt
TITANIC7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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