NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 11, 2026

Sunday, January 11, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, January 11, 2026 puts P in the center, with M, C, O, I, A, N around it. There are 52 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

52Words
241Points
169Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words52
Points241
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 169 points. Queen Bee is 241.

Genius · 72 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid36
Nice60
Great96
Amazing121
169Genius169
Queen Bee241

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

Pangram Breakdown

CAMPION
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
COMPANION
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 24th percentile
Total points 27th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5273.415418
Points241352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 11, 2026 hive put P in the center with M, C, O, I, A, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 52 words (241 points). Genius sat at 169.

Pangrams on this date: CAMPION, COMPANION. Top starting letters: P (31), C (11). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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