NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Longest word
allocable
9 letters
Top scorer
placebo
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
A
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
B
8
3
3
–
–
–
14
C
8
3
3
–
1
–
15
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
1
2
–
–
–
9
O
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
P
7
2
1
1
–
–
11
Σ
33
10
9
2
1
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3
B
ba 1be 1bl 3bo 9
C
ca 3ce 1cl 2co 9
E
el 1
L
lo 9
O
ob 1ol 1op 1
P
pa 1pe 1pl 2po 7
All 56 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alcopop7
allocable9
aloe1
baobab6
bebop5
blob1
bloc1
bloop5
boba1
bobble6
bocce5
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boop1
cacao5
callaloo8
capo1
cello5
cloaca6
clop1
coal1
cobble6
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
collab6
cool1
coop1
cope1
elope5
lobe1
lobo1
local5
locale6
loco1
loll1
lollop6
loop1
lope1
oboe1
oleo1
opal1
paleo5
people6
★placebopangram14
plop1
pole1
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5