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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 12, 2026

Longest word
italicize
9 letters
Top scorer
italicize
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
13
5 letters
11
6 letters
12
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
A
2
2
2
6
C
1
3
1
2
7
E
1
1
1
3
I
1
2
1
1
5
L
4
2
3
2
11
T
5
2
3
1
1
1
13
Z
1
1
Σ
13
11
12
6
2
2
46

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ac 3al 1at 2
C
ca 3ce 2ci 2
E
ec 1el 2
I
ic 1il 2it 2
L
la 5li 6
T
ta 7ti 6
Z
zi 1

All 46 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acetic6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calcite7
cattail7
celiac6
celli5
cilia5
cite1
eclectic8
elicit6
elite5
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
italicizepangram16
lactic6
laic1
laical6
laicize7
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
lite1
little6
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
tail1
tali1
tallit6
tile1
till1
tilt1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
ziti1
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