NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 19, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, January 19, 2026 puts D in the center, with A, K, W, L, R, O around it. There are 45 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 D. Tap a word for a short definition.

45Words
171Points
120Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

4

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words45
Points171
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 120 points. Queen Bee is 171.

Genius · 51 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid26
Nice43
Great68
Amazing86
120Genius120
Queen Bee171

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

Pangram Breakdown

WOODLARK
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

WORKLOAD
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 16th percentile
Total points 10th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4573.515418
Points171352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 19, 2026 hive put D in the center with A, K, W, L, R, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 45 words (171 points). Genius sat at 120.

Pangrams on this date: WOODLARK, WORKLOAD. Top starting letters: D (17), W (11). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for January 19, 2026