NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 26, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, January 26, 2026 puts D in the center, with B, C, Y, E, T, O around it. There are 63 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.

63Words
280Points
196Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

19

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words63
Points280
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 196 points. Queen Bee is 280.

Genius · 84 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up14
Good22
Solid42
Nice70
Great112
Amazing140
196Genius196
Queen Bee280

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

Pangram Breakdown

BOYCOTTED
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, T ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 40th percentile
Total points 36th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6373.515418
Points280352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 26, 2026 hive put D in the center with B, C, Y, E, T, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 63 words (280 points). Genius sat at 196.

Pangram on this date: BOYCOTTED. Top starting letters: D (24), C (12). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for January 26, 2026