Saturday · 61 words

Spelling Bee January 10, 2026 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

Today's letter set · Center: R

G
I
M
N
O
R
U

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

60

accepted entries

Total points

366

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

6

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

256

70% of total

Center letter

R

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • UNMOORING
  • UNMOORING
  • RUMORING
  • MOURNING
  • MOURNING
  • RUMORING

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

7 pts

2%

Moving Up

18 pts

5%

Good

29 pts

8%

Solid

54 pts

15%

Nice

91 pts

25%

Great

146 pts

40%

Amazing

183 pts

50%

Genius

256 pts

70%

Queen Bee

366 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
G 11 words
  • gorging
  • gorgon
  • goring
  • grim
  • grin
  • grinning
  • grog
  • groin
  • groom
  • grooming
  • guru
I 6 words
  • ignoring
  • inuring
  • inurn
  • inurning
  • iron
  • ironing
M 16 words
  • minor
  • minoring
  • mirin
  • miring
  • mirror
  • mirroring
  • moor
  • mooring
  • morn
  • morning
  • moron
  • mourn
  • mourning
  • mourning
  • murmur
  • murmuring
N 4 words
  • nigiri
  • noir
  • nori
  • norm
O 1 word
  • origin
R 16 words
  • rigging
  • rigor
  • rimming
  • ring
  • ringing
  • room
  • rooming
  • rouging
  • ruin
  • ruing
  • ruining
  • rumor
  • rumoring
  • rumoring
  • rung
  • running
U 6 words
  • unmoor
  • unmooring
  • unmooring
  • unrig
  • unrigging
  • urging

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, January 10, 2026 uses the seven letters G, I, M, N, O, R, U, with R as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 60 accepted words for a total of 366 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 256 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 6 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

Spelling Bee january 10 2026 Answers — Pangram & Word List | AppWalkthrough