NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, January 2, 2026

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BEHOUY N
23Answers
1Pangrams
79Maximum
56Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B8
E3
H5
N7

Words by length

413
55
63
82

Two-letter starts

BE1
BO6
BU1
EB2
EN1
HO5
NE2
NO4
NU1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … N

Letter pattern

H••••••N

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

honeybun

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

B 8

  • been
  • bonbon
  • bone
  • bonny
  • bonobo
  • bony
  • boon
  • bunny

E 3

  • ebon
  • ebony
  • enby

H 5

  • hobnob
  • hone
  • honey
  • honeybee
  • honeybunPangram

N 7

  • nene
  • neon
  • none
  • noob
  • noon
  • noun
  • nubby

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 65/100, compared with 2 available puzzles through this date.

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