NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 7, 2026

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, January 7, 2026 puts P in the center, with M, D, U, L, E, N around it. There are 75 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

75Words
392Points
274Genius
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 P.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

27

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words75
Points392
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 274 points. Queen Bee is 392.

Genius · 118 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up20
Good31
Solid59
Nice98
Great157
Amazing196
274Genius274
Queen Bee392

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

Pangram Breakdown

PENDULUM
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: U ×2

PLUMPENED
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2, E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 57th percentile
Total points 63th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7573.415418
Points392352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The January 7, 2026 hive put P in the center with M, D, U, L, E, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 75 words (392 points). Genius sat at 274.

Pangrams on this date: PENDULUM, PLUMPENED. Top starting letters: P (48), D (13). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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