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Spelling Bee Hints Yesterday
Spelling Bee for January 09, 2026
Letters in the Puzzle:
HACDEIP
Words: 37
Score: 174 pts
Pangrams: 1
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: no
Related Puzzles:
- Center letter I : March 16, 2024
- Center letter P : December 07, 2020
Also Check:
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Previous Puzzle – January 08, 2026
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – January 10, 2026
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
| A | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 18 |
| D | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| E | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| H | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 10 |
| P | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Σ | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 4
C x 18
D x 3
E x 1
H x 10
P x 1
Total words by length:
4L x 12
5L x 10
6L x 7
7L x 4
8L x 2
9L x 1
10L x 1
Two Letter List
AC – 2 AH – 1 AP – 1
CA – 2 CH – 16
DA – 1 DE – 2
EA – 1
HE – 8 HI – 2
PE – 1
NYT Spelling Bee Answers For Yesterday (January 09, 2026)
Below, you’ll find answers to the yesterday’s Spelling Bee puzzle game (January 09, 2026). The puzzle contains 37 words with one pangram, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: HEADPIECE
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 174 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 4 | 1 | |
| CHICHI | 6 | 6 | |
| ACHE | 4 | 1 | |
| CACHE | 5 | 5 | |
| EACH | 4 | 1 | |
| CHAD | 4 | 1 | |
| DACHA | 5 | 5 | |
| HEAP | 4 | 1 | |
| CHEEP | 5 | 5 | |
| CHIP | 4 | 1 | |
| HIPPIE | 6 | 6 | |
| CHAI | 4 | 1 | |
| CHIA | 4 | 1 | |
| CHICA | 5 | 5 | |
| CHAP | 4 | 1 | |
| CHEAP | 5 | 5 | |
| PEACH | 5 | 5 | |
| APHID | 5 | 5 | |
| CHAPPED | 7 | 7 | |
| CHEAPIE | 7 | 7 | |
| CHEEPED | 7 | 7 | |
| CHIPPED | 7 | 7 | |
| HEADPIECE | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| HEAPED | 6 | 6 | |
| HEED | 4 | 1 | |
| HEEDED | 6 | 6 | |
| HIDE | 4 | 1 | |
| CHIDE | 5 | 5 | |
| CHIDED | 6 | 6 | |
| ACHED | 5 | 5 | |
| AHEAD | 5 | 5 | |
| CACHED | 6 | 6 | |
| DEADHEAD | 8 | 8 | |
| DEADHEADED | 10 | 10 | |
| HEAD | 4 | 1 | |
| HEADACHE | 8 | 8 | |
| HEADED | 6 | 6 |