NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 26, 2026
Longest word
boycotted
9 letters
Top scorer
boycotted
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
B
2
2
3
–
–
1
8
C
3
3
–
–
–
–
6
D
6
3
5
2
2
–
18
E
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
2
4
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
15
13
10
2
2
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 7
C
ce 2co 4
D
de 12do 5dy 1
E
eb 1ed 1ey 1
O
ob 1
T
te 2to 5
All 43 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
body1
booed5
booted6
★boycottedpangram16
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
cooed5
debt1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
decoy5
decoyed7
deed1
deeded6
detect6
detected8
dodo1
dote1
doted5
dotted6
dotty5
dyed1
ebbed5
eddy1
eyed1
obeyed6
teddy5
teed1
toddy5
toed1
tooted6
toted5
toyed5