NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 13, 2026

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 puts M in the center, with E, T, I, N, L, Y around it. There are 74 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

74Words
355Points
249Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

12

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words74
Points355
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 249 points. Queen Bee is 355.

Genius · 106 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good28
Solid53
Nice89
Great142
Amazing178
249Genius249
Queen Bee355

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

Pangram Breakdown

EMINENTLY
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, N ×2

IMMINENTLY
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, M ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 56th percentile
Total points 57th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7473.415418
Points355352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 13, 2026 hive put M in the center with E, T, I, N, L, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 74 words (355 points). Genius sat at 249.

Pangrams on this date: EMINENTLY, IMMINENTLY. Top starting letters: M (36), E (12). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for January 13, 2026