Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, January 08, 2026
Jan 08, 2026, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, Y, T, I, E, M, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 64 words, a 299-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: IMMEDIATE, MEDITATED.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard86th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.50
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
81/100
Very RareRarer than 81% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
70 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
15
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: YAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
30
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 209 ptsVowel Split
47%
Vowel-heavy puzzle167 vowels · 185 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start15 PTS
- 15%Moving Up45 PTS
- 25%Good75 PTS
- 40%Solid120 PTS
- 50%Nice150 PTS
- 60%Great179 PTS
- 65%Amazing194 PTS
- 70%Genius209 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee299 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 64 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, January 8, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 6 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 12 words
5-Letter Words 17 words
4-Letter Words 20 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 64 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 64 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 64 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 299 ranks in the 89th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-01-07.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 64 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 94th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-01-07.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-01-07.
- The estimated solve time of 59–81 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- adad
- adai
- adam
- adamite
- adat
- adati
- aday
- adda
- addeem
- addie
- addy
- adeem
- adeemed
- adiate
- adiated
- adit
- admittee
- adyta
- aetat
- aimee
- amadi
- amate
- amated
- amati
- amay
- amdt
- amia
- amidate
- amidated
- amide
- amie
- amimia
- amit
- amitie
- amma
- ated
- atimy
- atma
- atta
- attid
- atty
- ayme
- dada
- dade
- daimiate
- daitya
- dama
- damia
- damme
- deady
- deamidate
- deia
- deitate
- diademed
- diam
- diamat
- diamide
- dimidiate
- dimidiated
- dita
- dittamy
- dittay
- edam
- edda
- edemata
- ediya
- emma
- etta
- etyma
- iddat
- ideaed
- imamate
- imitatee
- itea
- maat
- madded
- madi
- madia
- madid
- maia
- maida
- maidie
- maidy
- maiid
- mamey
- mamie
- mammae
- mammate
- mammati
- mammee
- mammet
- mammey
- mammie
- mammy
- matai
- matamata
- matie
- matt
- matta
- matty
- maty
- maya
- mayda
- mayed
- maytide
- maytime
- meated
- medea
- mediad
- mediae
- metae
- metate
- miami
- mima
- tait
- tama
- tammie
- tammy
- tate
- tatie
- tatta
- tattie
- tead
- teated
- teda
- tema
- tmema
- tmemata
- yade
- yadim
- yamamadi
- yamamai
- yate
- yati
- yaya
- yday
- yeat
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.