NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, January 8, 2026

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DEIMTY A
64Answers
1Pangrams
299Maximum
210Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
D12
E2
I7
M25
T10

Words by length

420
517
612
77
86
92

Two-letter starts

AD3
AI3
AM2
DA8
DE2
DI1
DY1
ED2
ID3
IM4
MA14
ME10
MI1
TA5
TE5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

D … E

Letter pattern

D•••••E

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

daytime

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • added
  • admit
  • admitted
  • aide
  • aided
  • aimed
  • amid
  • amity

D 12

  • daddy
  • dame
  • dammed
  • dammit
  • data
  • date
  • dated
  • daytimePangram
  • dead
  • deadeye
  • diadem
  • dyad

E 2

  • edamame
  • edema

I 7

  • idea
  • ideate
  • ideated
  • imam
  • imitate
  • imitated
  • immediate

M 25

  • madam
  • madame
  • made
  • maid
  • maim
  • maimed
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mate
  • mated
  • matey
  • matte
  • matted
  • mayday
  • mead
  • meat
  • meaty
  • media
  • mediate
  • mediated
  • meditate
  • meditated
  • meta
  • metadata
  • midday

T 10

  • tame
  • tamed
  • tatami
  • tatted
  • tatty
  • team
  • teamed
  • teammate
  • teat
  • teatime

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 27/100, compared with 8 available puzzles through this date.

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