NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 10, 2026
Longest word
mirroring
9 letters
Top scorer
unmooring
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
G
4
2
2
1
2
–
11
I
1
1
–
2
2
–
6
M
2
4
3
2
2
2
15
N
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
4
3
–
7
1
–
15
U
–
1
2
–
–
2
5
Σ
14
11
9
12
7
4
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 3gr 7gu 1
I
ig 1in 3ir 2
M
mi 6mo 7mu 2
N
ni 1no 3
O
or 1
R
ri 5ro 3ru 7
U
un 4ur 1
All 57 answers
320 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
grim1
grin1
grinning8
grog1
groin5
groom5
grooming8
guru1
ignoring8
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
iron1
ironing7
minor5
minoring8
mirin5
miring6
mirror6
mirroring9
moor1
mooring7
morn1
morning7
moron5
mourn5
★mourningpangram15
murmur6
murmuring9
nigiri6
noir1
nori1
norm1
origin6
rigging7
rigor5
rimming7
ring1
ringing7
room1
rooming7
rouging7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rumor5
★rumoringpangram15
rung1
running7
unmoor6
★unmooringpangram16
unrig5
unrigging9
urging6