NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 4, 2026
Longest word
familiarly
10 letters
Top scorer
familiarly
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
–
3
1
–
–
–
5
F
9
8
6
1
4
–
1
29
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
1
–
2
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
13
9
12
2
5
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 4al 1
F
fa 10fi 8fl 4fr 7
I
if 1
M
ma 2mi 1
R
ra 2ri 2
All 42 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
affirm6
affray6
alfalfa7
fail1
fair1
fairly6
fairy5
fall1
familial8
familiar8
★familiarlypangram17
family6
farm1
filial6
filially8
fill1
filly5
film1
filmy5
firm1
firmly6
flail5
flair5
flay1
flimflam8
frail5
frailly7
fray1
friar5
friary6
frill5
frilly6
iffy1
mafia5
mayfly6
miff1
raffia6
ramify6
riff1
riffraff8