NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2026

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 puts T in the center, with O, R, V, B, A, I around it. There are 86 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

86Words
370Points
259Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

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

3

4-letter words

34

5-letter words

25

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words86
Points370
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 259 points. Queen Bee is 370.

Genius · 111 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up19
Good30
Solid56
Nice93
Great148
Amazing185
259Genius259
Queen Bee370

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

Pangram Breakdown

OBVIATOR
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

VIBRATO
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
VIBRATOR
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 69th percentile
Total points 59th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8673.415418
Points370352.989260
Pangrams32.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 6, 2026 hive put T in the center with O, R, V, B, A, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 86 words (370 points). Genius sat at 259.

Pangrams on this date: OBVIATOR, VIBRATO, VIBRATOR. Top starting letters: T (29), B (15). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for January 6, 2026