NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 2, 2026
Longest word
honeybee
8 letters
Top scorer
honeybun
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
B
4
2
2
–
–
8
E
2
1
–
–
–
3
H
1
1
1
–
2
5
N
6
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
13
5
3
0
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 6bu 1
E
eb 2en 1
H
ho 5
N
ne 2no 4nu 1
All 23 answers
79 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★been1
bonbon6
bone1
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boon1
bunny5
ebon1
ebony5
enby1
hobnob6
hone1
honey5
honeybee8
★honeybunpangram15
nene1
neon1
none1
noob1
noon1
noun1
nubby5