NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, January 5, 2026

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GIKNOY A
35Answers
1Pangrams
152Maximum
107Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A10
G7
K3
N7
O3
Y5

Words by length

414
59
61
78
83

Two-letter starts

AG4
AK1
AN5
GA6
GO1
KA2
KO1
NA6
NO1
OA1
OK2
YA4
YO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

O … G

Letter pattern

O•••••G

No repeated letters

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okaying

Complete answer list

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A 10

  • again
  • aging
  • agog
  • agony
  • akin
  • angina
  • anion
  • annoy
  • annoying
  • anon

G 7

  • gaga
  • gagging
  • gain
  • gaining
  • gang
  • ganging
  • gonna

K 3

  • kayak
  • kayaking
  • koan

N 7

  • naan
  • nagging
  • naggy
  • nana
  • nanny
  • nannying
  • nonagon

O 3

  • oaky
  • okay
  • okayingPangram

Y 5

  • yakking
  • yang
  • yank
  • yanking
  • yoga

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 66/100, compared with 5 available puzzles through this date.

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