NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 19, 2026
Longest word
roadwork
8 letters
Top scorer
workload
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
–
2
–
1
–
3
D
6
4
3
–
–
13
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
1
–
–
1
4
W
3
1
–
1
2
7
Σ
15
8
3
2
3
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1aw 2
D
da 1do 8dr 4
L
la 1lo 2
O
od 1
R
ra 1ro 3
W
wa 2wo 5
All 31 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ardor5
award5
awkward7
dark1
dodo1
doll1
dollar6
dolor5
doodad6
door1
dorado6
dork1
draw1
drawl5
droll5
drool5
lard1
load1
lord1
odor1
radar5
road1
roadwork8
rood1
ward1
warlord7
wood1
woodwork8
word1
★workloadpangram15
world5