NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 18, 2026
Longest word
indicating
10 letters
Top scorer
indicating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
10
Σ
A
2
3
4
1
–
1
–
11
C
1
3
6
4
–
–
–
14
D
–
1
2
1
1
1
–
6
G
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
1
4
1
1
2
1
10
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
2
2
1
–
1
–
7
Σ
4
10
19
8
3
5
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6ad 2an 2at 1
C
ca 12ci 2
D
da 1di 5
G
gi 1
I
ic 1in 9
N
ni 1
T
ta 5ti 2
All 50 answers
324 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acing5
acting6
addict6
★addictingpangram16
antacid7
antic5
attic5
cacti5
cadging7
caging6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
caning6
canna5
canning7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
cicada6
citing6
dancing7
dicing6
dicta5
★dictatingpangram16
didact6
didactic8
gigantic8
icing5
incant6
incanting9
inciting8
indica6
★indicatingpangram17
indicia7
indict6
indicting9
intact6
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7