NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 8, 2026
Longest word
immediate
9 letters
Top scorer
daytime
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
2
5
–
–
1
–
8
D
5
2
3
2
–
–
12
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
I
2
–
1
2
1
1
7
M
8
7
5
1
3
1
25
T
3
2
3
1
1
–
10
Σ
20
17
12
7
6
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ai 3am 2
D
da 8de 2di 1dy 1
E
ed 2
I
id 3im 4
M
ma 14me 10mi 1
T
ta 5te 5
All 64 answers
299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
admit5
admitted8
aide1
aided5
aimed5
amid1
amity5
daddy5
dame1
dammed6
dammit6
data1
date1
dated5
★daytimepangram14
dead1
deadeye7
diadem6
dyad1
edamame7
edema5
idea1
ideate6
ideated7
imam1
imitate7
imitated8
immediate9
madam5
madame6
made1
maid1
maim1
maimed6
mama1
mamma5
mate1
mated5
matey5
matte5
matted6
mayday6
mead1
meat1
meaty5
media5
mediate7
mediated8
meditate8
meditated9
meta1
metadata8
midday6
tame1
tamed5
tatami6
tatted6
tatty5
team1
teamed6
teammate8
teat1
teatime7