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for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, January 29, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 29, 2026

EGHLOYT
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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
29
words
125
total points
87
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 125 pts
Genius 87 pts
Amazing 62 pts
Great 50 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1THEOLOGY
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Words by length
12
4-letter
6
5-letter
6
6-letter
1
7-letter
3
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.

E
4 words
G
3 words
H
4 words
L
2 words
O
1 word
T
15 words
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All 29 words
ETHYL5pt
EYELET6pt
EYETEETH8pt
EYETOOTH8pt
GELT1pt
GHETTO6pt
GOTH1pt
HOLT1pt
HOOT1pt
HOTEL5pt
HOTLY5pt
LOOT1pt
LOTTO5pt
OTOLOGY7pt
TEETH5pt
TEETHE6pt
TELEOLOGY9pt
TELL1pt
THEE1pt
THEOLOGY15pt
THEY1pt
TOGGLE6pt
TOLL1pt
TOOL1pt
TOOT1pt
TOOTH5pt
TOOTHY6pt
TOOTLE6pt
TOTE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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