NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Longest word
deepened
8 letters
Top scorer
pendulum
15 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
Σ
D
3
2
3
–
2
10
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
11
4
16
3
2
36
U
–
4
–
1
2
7
Σ
16
10
20
4
6
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5du 5
E
ep 1
L
lu 2
P
pe 16pl 7pu 13
U
um 1un 3up 3
All 56 answers
269 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dump1
dumped6
dupe1
duped5
duple5
epee1
lump1
lumped6
peddle6
peddled7
peed1
peel1
peeled6
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pend1
pended6
★pendulumpangram15
penmen6
penne5
penned6
peplum6
pepped6
pled1
plenum6
plum1
plume5
plumed6
plump5
plumped7
puddle6
puddled7
pule1
puled5
pull1
pulled6
pulp1
pulped6
pummel6
pummeled8
pump1
pumped6
punned6
umped5
unpeeled8
unpen5
unpenned8
upend5
upended7
upped5