Spelling Bee hints & answers: Jan 25, 2026 (Puzzle #23666)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Jan 25, 2026 (2026-01-25 · Puzzle #23666).

Hive overview

This hive centers on P with six outer letters. It has 69 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 345 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 69 playable words worth about 345 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
P	4 letters11	5 letters5	6 letters2	7+ letters13	Total31
A	4 letters1	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters3	Total5
C	4 letters5	5 letters3	6 letters1	7+ letters4	Total13
I	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
O	4 letters–	5 letters1	6 letters1	7+ letters–	Total2
R	4 letters1	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total4
T	4 letters5	5 letters3	6 letters3	7+ letters3	Total14
Σ	4 letters23	5 letters13	6 letters8	7+ letters25	Total69

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 17 pts
Solid: 28 pts
Nice: 52 pts
Great: 86 pts
Amazing: 138 pts
Genius: 241 pts
Queen Bee: 345 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

AIRPORT
7
7
No
APART
5
5
No
APPARAT
7
7
No
APRICOT
7
14
Yes
ATOP
4
1
No
CAPACITOR
9
16
Yes
CAPO
4
1
No
CAPRI
5
5
No
CAPTOR
6
6
No
CARP
4
1
No
CARPACCIO
9
9
No
CARPI
5
5
No
CARPORT
7
7
No
COOP
4
1
No
COOPT
5
5
No
CORPORA
7
7
No
CRAP
4
1
No
CROP
4
1
No
OCTOPI
6
6
No
OPTIC
5
5
No
PACT
4
1
No
PAIR
4
1
No
PAPA
4
1
No
PARATROOP
9
9
No
PARROT
6
6
No
PART
4
1
No
PARTITA
7
7
No
PATIO
5
5
No
PATRIOT
7
7
No
PATRIOTIC
9
16
Yes
PICA
4
1
No
PICCATA
7
7
No
PICOT
5
5
No
PIPIT
5
5
No
PIRATIC
7
7
No
PITA
4
1
No
PITAPAT
7
7
No
POOP
4
1
No
POOR
4
1
No
POPPA
5
5
No
PORT
4
1
No
PORTICO
7
7
No
PORTRAIT
8
8
No
POTATO
6
6
No
PRAT
4
1
No
PRIAPIC
7
7
No
PRIOR
5
5
No
PROCTOR
7
7
No
PROP
4
1
No
PROTRACT
8
8
No
PROTRACTOR
10
10
No
RAPPORT
7
7
No
RAPT
4
1
No
RAPTOR
6
6
No
RATTRAP
7
7
No
TAPA
4
1
No
TAPIOCA
7
7
No
TAPIR
5
5
No
TAPROOT
7
7
No
TARP
4
1
No
TIPI
4
1
No
TIPTOP
6
6
No
TOPCOAT
7
7
No
TOPIC
5
5
No
TORPOR
6
6
No
TRAP
4
1
No
TRIP
4
1
No
TROOP
5
5
No
TROPIC
6
6
No

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