NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 22, 2026

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, January 22, 2026 puts G in the center, with T, A, M, U, N, E around it. There are 97 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

97Words
504Points
353Genius
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 G.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

25

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

25

7-letter words

22

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words97
Points504
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 353 points. Queen Bee is 504.

Genius · 151 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up25
Good40
Solid76
Nice126
Great202
Amazing252
353Genius353
Queen Bee504

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

Pangram Breakdown

AUGMENT
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
MUTAGEN
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 79th percentile
Total points 84th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9773.515418
Points504352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 22, 2026 hive put G in the center with T, A, M, U, N, E around it. Queen Bee needed all 97 words (504 points). Genius sat at 353.

Pangrams on this date: AUGMENT, MUTAGEN. Top starting letters: G (43), M (18). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for January 22, 2026