Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, January 23, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 23, 2026

BCDELOK
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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
38
words
173
total points
121
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 173 pts
Genius 121 pts
Amazing 86 pts
Great 69 pts
Nice 43 pts
Solid 25 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.

1BLOCKED
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Words by length
15
4-letter
4
5-letter
11
6-letter
2
7-letter
4
8-letter
1
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.

B
9 words
C
12 words
D
7 words
E
1 word
K
3 words
L
6 words
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All 38 words
BECK1pt
BEDECK6pt
BEDECKED8pt
BLOCK5pt
BLOCKED14pt
BLOKE5pt
BOCK1pt
BOOK1pt
BOOKED6pt
CELLBLOCK9pt
CLOCK5pt
CLOCKED7pt
COCK1pt
COCKED6pt
COCKLE6pt
COKE1pt
COLDCOCK8pt
COLDCOCKED10pt
COOK1pt
COOKBOOK8pt
COOKED6pt
DECK1pt
DECKED6pt
DECKLE6pt
DEKE1pt
DEKED5pt
DOCK1pt
DOCKED6pt
EKED1pt
KEEL1pt
KEELED6pt
KOOK1pt
LEEK1pt
LOCK1pt
LOCKED6pt
LOOK1pt
LOOKBOOK8pt
LOOKED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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