Spelling Bee January 22, 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: G
Puzzle stats
Total words
47
Total points
253
Pangrams
4
Genius score
177
Center letter
G
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- MUTAGEN
- MUTAGEN
- AUGMENT
- AUGMENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
12 pts
5%
Good
20 pts
8%
Solid
37 pts
15%
Nice
63 pts
25%
Great
101 pts
40%
Amazing
126 pts
50%
Genius
177 pts
70%
Queen Bee
253 pts
100%
All accepted words
- agate
- agent
- ague
- augment
- augment
- engage
- engagement
- gaga
- gage
- game
- gamete
- gamma
- gamut
- gang
- gannet
- gate
- gateau
- gauge
- gaunt
- gene
- gent
- gnat
- gunman
- gunmen
- mage
- magenta
- magma
- magnate
- magnet
- magnum
- manage
- management
- manga
- mange
- mega
- mung
- mutagen
- mutagen
- nametag
- negate
- nugget
- nutmeg
- tang
- tangent
- teenage
- unguent
- untag
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, January 22, 2026 uses the seven letters A, E, G, M, N, T, U, with G as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 47 accepted words for a total of 253 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 177 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.