NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 15, 2026
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighted
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
D
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
E
1
1
3
–
–
1
6
G
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
4
4
2
–
–
–
10
W
3
4
4
1
1
–
13
Σ
12
10
12
1
1
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 4
E
ed 3ei 3
G
gi 1
H
he 1hi 2
T
th 1ti 7tw 2
W
we 5wh 2wi 6
All 37 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★died1
diet1
dieted6
digit5
eddied6
edit1
edited6
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
gigged6
height6
hide1
high1
thigh5
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tight5
tithe5
tithed6
twig1
twit1
wedgie6
weigh5
weighed7
weight6
★weightedpangram15
whit1
white5
wide1
widget6
width5
wigged6
wight5
with1