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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EGHLOYT

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Words
29
Points
125
Genius
87
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • ethyl

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  • eyelet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • eyeteeth

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  • eyetooth

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  • gelt

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ghetto

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  • goth

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • holt

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hoot

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • hotel

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  • hotly

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  • loot

    noun — A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.

    noun — The act of plundering.

    verb — To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

    noun — Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.

    noun — Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents

    noun — Items dropped by defeated enemies.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • lotto

    noun — A game of chance similar to bingo

    noun — A lottery

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • otology

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  • teeth

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • teethe

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • teleology

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tell

    verb — To convey by speech; to say.

    verb — To narrate.

    verb — To instruct or inform.

    verb — To order; to direct, to say to someone.

    verb — To reveal.

    verb — To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • thee

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • theology

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  • they

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  • toggle

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toll

    noun — Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

    verb — To impose a fee for the use of.

    noun — The act or sound of tolling

    verb — To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.

    verb — To draw; pull; tug; drag.

    verb — To take away; to vacate; to annul.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • tool

    noun — A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

    verb — To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

    noun — Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.

    noun — Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.

    noun — A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

    noun — A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • toot

    noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.

    verb — To stand out, or be prominent.

    noun — A toilet.

    noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.

    noun — Cocaine.

    noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

  • tooth

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • toothy

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  • tootle

    verb — To go (somewhere); to amble aimlessly.

    verb — To make a soft toot sound.

    verb — To play (a musical instrument) making such a sound.

    noun — A soft toot sound.

    noun — A trip or excursion.

    verb — To transport (someone somewhere).

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tote

    noun — A tote bag.

    verb — To carry or bear.

    verb — To add up; to calculate a total.

    noun — A heavy burden.

    noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

    noun — A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • et×1
  • ey×3
  • ge×1
  • gh×1
  • go×1
  • ho×4
  • lo×2
  • ot×1
  • te×4
  • th×3
  • to×8

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
e ·11·2· 4
g 2·1··· 3
h 22···· 4
l 11···· 2
o ···1·· 1
t 724·11 15
Σ 1266131 29

The numbers

Genius today takes 87 points of 125 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 380 recorded puzzles
13th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
12th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers

412 today34.6% all-time56 today22.8% all-time66 today19.9% all-time71 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% 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
e Monday, January 26, 2026 Saturday, January 24, 2026
g Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Thursday, January 22, 2026
h Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Friday, January 9, 2026
l Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Wednesday, January 28, 2026
o Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Wednesday, January 21, 2026
t ● Monday, January 26, 2026 Tuesday, January 6, 2026
y Monday, January 26, 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 28
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  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. lilt 20
  24. till 20
  25. tilt 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.