NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Longest word
arbitrator
10 letters
Top scorer
vibrator
15 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
10
Σ
A
–
5
1
2
–
–
1
9
B
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
R
3
4
2
2
–
–
–
11
T
8
8
3
1
–
1
–
21
V
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
17
19
7
6
2
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ai 1ao 1ar 1at 2av 2
B
ba 1bi 1bo 2br 1
I
io 1
O
ob 1or 3
R
ra 4ri 2ro 5
T
ta 7ti 2to 6tr 6
V
vi 2
All 53 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abort5
airboat7
aorta5
arbitrator10
atria5
attar5
avatar6
aviator7
bait1
biota5
boat1
boot1
brat1
iota1
obit1
orator6
oratorio8
orbit5
rabbit6
raita5
ratatat7
ratio5
ribbit6
riot1
robot5
root1
rotator7
roti1
rotor5
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tiara5
tibia5
toot1
tori1
torii5
toro1
tort1
torta5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trio1
trivia6
trot1
★vibratopangram14
★vibratorpangram15