NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, January 1, 2026

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ACILTY N
61Answers
4Pangrams
363Maximum
255Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A9
C17
I6
L6
N11
T12

Words by length

412
517
612
79
83
94
102
111
121

Two-letter starts

AN8
AT1
CA8
CL5
CY4
IN6
LA3
LI3
NA9
NI2
TA4
TI8

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A••••••C

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

analytic

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

A … L

Letter pattern

A••••••••L

A × 3, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

analytical

Pangram 3
Length

12 letters · 19 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A••••••••••Y

A × 3, L × 3, Y × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

analytically

Pangram 4
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

T … Y

Letter pattern

T•••••••••Y

T × 2, I × 2, A × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

titanically

Complete answer list

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A 9

  • anal
  • anally
  • analyticPangram
  • analyticalPangram
  • analyticallyPangram
  • annal
  • anti
  • antic
  • attain

C 17

  • canal
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cannily
  • canny
  • cant
  • cantata
  • cantina
  • clan
  • clinic
  • clinical
  • clinically
  • clinician
  • cyan
  • cynic
  • cynical
  • cynically

I 6

  • inanity
  • incant
  • initial
  • initially
  • inlay
  • intact

L 6

  • lain
  • lanai
  • lantana
  • lint
  • linty
  • litany

N 11

  • naan
  • nail
  • nana
  • nanny
  • natal
  • natality
  • natant
  • nattily
  • natty
  • niacin
  • ninny

T 12

  • tactician
  • taint
  • tannic
  • tannin
  • tinct
  • tinily
  • tinny
  • tint
  • tiny
  • titan
  • titanic
  • titanicallyPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 50/100, compared with 1 available puzzle through this date.

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