NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 23, 2026
Longest word
coldcocked
10 letters
Top scorer
blocked
14 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
Σ
B
3
2
2
1
1
–
–
9
C
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
12
D
3
1
3
–
–
–
–
7
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
3
–
2
–
1
–
–
6
Σ
15
4
11
2
4
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 3bl 3bo 3
C
ce 1cl 2co 9
D
de 5do 2
E
ek 1
K
ke 2ko 1
L
le 1lo 5
All 38 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beck1
bedeck6
bedecked8
block5
★blockedpangram14
bloke5
bock1
book1
booked6
cellblock9
clock5
clocked7
cock1
cocked6
cockle6
coke1
coldcock8
coldcocked10
cook1
cookbook8
cooked6
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
dock1
docked6
eked1
keel1
keeled6
kook1
leek1
lock1
locked6
look1
lookbook8
looked6