NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Longest word
infantility
11 letters
Top scorer
infantility
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
11
Σ
A
4
3
3
2
1
–
–
–
13
F
6
7
3
4
3
–
–
–
23
I
–
1
1
2
–
1
–
1
6
L
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
N
4
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
10
T
3
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
11
Σ
18
21
11
11
5
1
0
1
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2al 4an 5at 2
F
fa 11fi 7fl 5
I
in 6
L
la 4li 1
N
na 10
T
ta 9ti 2
All 68 answers
347 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affiant7
affinity8
alfalfa7
alit1
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anti1
antifa6
atilt5
attain6
fail1
faint5
★faintlypangram14
fall1
fanny5
fantail7
fatal5
fatality8
fatally7
fatly5
fatty5
fiat1
filial6
filially8
final5
★finalitypangram15
finally7
finial6
flail5
flan1
flat1
flatly6
flay1
inanity7
infant6
★infantilitypangram18
initial7
initially9
inlay5
lain1
laity5
lanai5
lantana7
litany6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natality8
natant6
nattily7
natty5
taffy5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tannin6
tatty5
tiffany7
titan5