NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 3, 2026
Longest word
councilor
9 letters
Top scorer
councilor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
C
8
9
3
2
–
1
23
I
1
2
2
–
–
–
5
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
U
1
–
3
1
2
–
7
Σ
12
15
10
3
2
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cl 1co 15cr 3cu 3
I
ic 2in 1io 1ir 1
L
lo 2
N
nu 1
O
oc 2
R
ri 1ro 1ru 1
U
un 6ur 1
All 43 answers
207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
clinic6
cocci5
cocoon6
coil1
coin1
coir1
colic5
colon5
colonic7
color5
concur6
conic5
cool1
corn1
council7
★councilorpangram16
croc1
croci5
croon5
cull1
curio5
curl1
icon1
iconic6
incur5
ionic5
ironic6
loci1
loco1
nuncio6
occur5
oculi5
ricin5
rococo6
runic5
uncoil6
uncool6
uncurl6
★unicolorpangram15
unicorn7
unironic8
uric1