NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 25, 2026
Longest word
protractor
10 letters
Top scorer
capacitor
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
A
1
1
–
3
–
–
–
5
C
5
3
1
2
–
2
–
13
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
11
5
2
8
2
2
1
31
R
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
4
T
5
3
3
3
–
–
–
14
Σ
23
13
8
18
2
4
1
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1ap 3at 1
C
ca 8co 3cr 2
O
oc 1op 1
P
pa 10pi 7po 7pr 7
R
ra 4
T
ta 5ti 2to 3tr 4
All 69 answers
345 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airport7
apart5
apparat7
★apricotpangram14
atop1
★capacitorpangram16
capo1
capri5
captor6
carp1
carpaccio9
carpi5
carport7
coop1
coopt5
corpora7
crap1
crop1
octopi6
optic5
pact1
pair1
papa1
paratroop9
parrot6
part1
partita7
patio5
patriot7
★patrioticpangram16
pica1
piccata7
picot5
pipit5
piratic7
pita1
pitapat7
poop1
poor1
poppa5
port1
portico7
portrait8
potato6
prat1
priapic7
prior5
proctor7
prop1
protract8
protractor10
rapport7
rapt1
raptor6
rattrap7
tapa1
tapioca7
tapir5
taproot7
tarp1
tipi1
tiptop6
topcoat7
topic5
torpor6
trap1
trip1
troop5
tropic6