NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 14, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, January 14, 2026 puts O in the center, with P, E, A, B, C, L around it. There are 87 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes O. Tap a word for a short definition.

87Words
318Points
223Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes O.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

42

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words87
Points318
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 223 points. Queen Bee is 318.

Genius · 95 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good25
Solid48
Nice80
Great127
Amazing159
223Genius223
Queen Bee318

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 318 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

PLACEBO
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 69th percentile
Total points 45th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8774.715418
Points318359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 14, 2026 hive put O in the center with P, E, A, B, C, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 87 words (318 points). Genius sat at 223.

Pangram on this date: PLACEBO. Top starting letters: C (30), B (18). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for January 14, 2026