Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, January 22, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 22, 2026

AEMNTUG
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
225
total points
157
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 225 pts
Genius 157 pts
Amazing 112 pts
Great 90 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1AUGMENTMUTAGEN
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Words by length
13
4-letter
10
5-letter
12
6-letter
8
7-letter
2
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
4 words
E
2 words
G
17 words
M
13 words
N
4 words
T
3 words
U
2 words
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All 45 words
AGATE5pt
AGENT5pt
AGUE1pt
AUGMENT14pt
ENGAGE6pt
ENGAGEMENT10pt
GAGA1pt
GAGE1pt
GAME1pt
GAMETE6pt
GAMMA5pt
GAMUT5pt
GANG1pt
GANNET6pt
GATE1pt
GATEAU6pt
GAUGE5pt
GAUNT5pt
GENE1pt
GENT1pt
GNAT1pt
GUNMAN6pt
GUNMEN6pt
MAGE1pt
MAGENTA7pt
MAGMA5pt
MAGNATE7pt
MAGNET6pt
MAGNUM6pt
MANAGE6pt
MANAGEMENT10pt
MANGA5pt
MANGE5pt
MEGA1pt
MUNG1pt
MUTAGEN14pt
NAMETAG7pt
NEGATE6pt
NUGGET6pt
NUTMEG6pt
TANG1pt
TANGENT7pt
TEENAGE7pt
UNGUENT7pt
UNTAG5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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