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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

BCEOTYD

Monday, January 26, 2026

Words
43
Points
186
Genius
130
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • be×1
  • bo×7
  • ce×2
  • co×4
  • de×12
  • do×5
  • dy×1
  • eb×1
  • ed×1
  • ey×1
  • ob×1
  • te×2
  • to×5

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
b 223··1 8
c 33···· 6
d 63522· 18
e 21···· 3
o ··1··· 1
t 241··· 7
Σ 151310221 43

The numbers

Genius today takes 130 points of 186 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
41st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
44th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

415 today34.5% all-time513 today22.8% all-time610 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
b Friday, January 23, 2026 Monday, December 29, 2025
c Sunday, January 25, 2026 Sunday, January 18, 2026
d ● Friday, January 23, 2026 Monday, January 19, 2026
e Saturday, January 24, 2026 Saturday, January 24, 2026
o Sunday, January 25, 2026 Wednesday, January 21, 2026
t Sunday, January 25, 2026 Tuesday, January 6, 2026
y Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Saturday, January 17, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

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.