Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, January 10, 2026

Jan 10, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, O, M, I, N, U, R honeycomb (center letter R) feature 57 words, a 320-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: MIRRORING, MURMURING, UNMOORING, UNRIGGING.

Spelling Bee hive for January 10, 2026 with center letter R and surrounding letters G,O,M,I,N and U

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Saturday, January 10, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

98th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.98

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

63 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

17

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

28

words to Genius
4×9L7×8L12×7L5×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 224 pts
28 words4×9L7×8L12×7L2×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

127 vowels · 214 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start16 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up48 PTS
  • 25%Good80 PTS
  • 40%Solid128 PTS
  • 50%Nice160 PTS
  • 60%Great192 PTS
  • 65%Amazing208 PTS
  • 70%Genius224 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee320 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, January 10, 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.

Common openings

M
26%
R
26%
G
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 4 words

8-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
11 words
5L
11
9 words
6L
9
12 words
7L
12
7 words (Pangram)
8L
7
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

R
57 words
100%
N
47 words
82%
I
43 words
75%
G
40 words
70%
O
33 words
58%
M
26 words
46%
U
21 words
37%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
55 pts
55
5L
54 pts
54
6L
84 pts
84
7L
70 pts (Pangram)
70
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1526%
R
1526%
G
1119%
I
611%
U
59%
N
47%
O
12%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 320 ranks in the 93rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-01-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-01-09.
  • 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 2026-01-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 54–72 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*:

  • girn
  • girning
  • giro
  • giron
  • gooroo
  • gorgio
  • gorgonin
  • gour
  • grig
  • grigri
  • griming
  • grimm
  • gringo
  • grogging
  • groining
  • grugru
  • grum
  • grumium
  • grunion
  • guiro
  • gunroom
  • gunrunning
  • gurging
  • gurr
  • immuring
  • inorg
  • inro
  • inrun
  • inrunning
  • irgun
  • iring
  • miri
  • miro
  • moir
  • monuron
  • moorn
  • morin
  • morion
  • moriori
  • mormo
  • mormon
  • moro
  • morong
  • morrion
  • morro
  • muggur
  • muir
  • muring
  • murmi
  • murr
  • murrion
  • murrnong
  • murumuru
  • nigori
  • nongrooming
  • noniron
  • nonrun
  • norimon
  • norn
  • orig
  • orion
  • oromo
  • ourn
  • rigour
  • riming
  • rimu
  • rinning
  • riroriro
  • rognon
  • roguing
  • roin
  • rong
  • ronin
  • ronion
  • roon
  • rori
  • roun
  • rugging
  • rumour
  • rumouring
  • rumrunning
  • runnion
  • runrig
  • ruru
  • uigur
  • umiri
  • unignoring
  • unmourning
  • unmurmuring
  • unorn
  • unring
  • unringing
  • unrun
  • unrung
  • urning

*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.

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