NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 24, 2026
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
fettuccine
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
C
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
3
1
–
1
–
–
6
F
5
2
1
1
–
–
1
–
10
I
–
1
3
–
1
–
–
1
6
N
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
6
T
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
U
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
10
9
2
2
1
1
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1cu 2
E
ef 3en 3
F
fe 5fi 5
I
in 6
N
ne 1ni 5
T
te 4ti 1tu 3
U
un 3
All 43 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
cute1
cutie5
effect6
effete6
efficient9
ennui5
entente7
entice6
feet1
feint5
fence5
fete1
★fettuccinepangram17
fief1
fife1
fifteen7
fine1
finite6
incite6
inefficient11
infect6
infinite8
innie5
intent6
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
teff1
tenet5
tent1
tine1
tuffet6
tune1
tutee5
unite5
untie5
untune6