The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Words
31
Points
153
Genius
107
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • ap×1
  • ca×5
  • ci×1
  • co×3
  • mi×1
  • ni×1
  • op×1
  • pa×6
  • pi×6
  • po×6

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a ·1····· 1
c 42·111· 9
m ····1·· 1
n ······1 1
o ···1··· 1
p 6461·1· 18
Σ 10763221 31

The numbers

Genius today takes 107 points of 153 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 384 recorded puzzles
24th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
17th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers

410 today34.6% all-time57 today22.8% all-time66 today20.0% all-time73 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Friday, January 9, 2026 Thursday, January 8, 2026
c Friday, January 9, 2026 Saturday, January 3, 2026
i Saturday, January 10, 2026 Tuesday, December 30, 2025
m Saturday, January 10, 2026 Tuesday, November 18, 2025
n Saturday, January 10, 2026 Friday, January 2, 2026
o Saturday, January 10, 2026 Saturday, December 6, 2025
p ● Friday, January 9, 2026 Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. acacia 23
  11. acai 23
  12. loon 23
  13. nene 23
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lull 20
  24. lulu 20
  25. lilt 20

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.