NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 15, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, January 15, 2026 puts I in the center, with T, W, D, G, H, E around it. There are 69 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 I. Tap a word for a short definition.

69Words
316Points
221Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

19

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words69
Points316
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 221 points. Queen Bee is 316.

Genius · 95 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good25
Solid47
Nice79
Great126
Amazing158
221Genius221
Queen Bee316

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

Pangram Breakdown

WEIGHTED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 50th percentile
Total points 45th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6973.415418
Points316352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 15, 2026 hive put I in the center with T, W, D, G, H, E around it. Queen Bee needed all 69 words (316 points). Genius sat at 221.

Pangram on this date: WEIGHTED. Top starting letters: W (23), T (16). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for January 15, 2026