NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 29, 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, January 29, 2026 puts T in the center, with Y, E, G, L, H, O around it. There are 55 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

55Words
228Points
160Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words55
Points228
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 160 points. Queen Bee is 228.

Genius · 68 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid34
Nice57
Great91
Amazing114
160Genius160
Queen Bee228

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

Pangram Breakdown

ETHOLOGY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

THEOLOGY
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 29th percentile
Total points 23th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5573.515418
Points228352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 29, 2026 hive put T in the center with Y, E, G, L, H, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 55 words (228 points). Genius sat at 160.

Pangrams on this date: ETHOLOGY, THEOLOGY. Top starting letters: T (27), H (9). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for January 29, 2026