NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, January 9, 2026

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ACDEIP H
37Answers
1Pangrams
174Maximum
122Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
C18
D3
E1
H10
P1

Words by length

412
510
67
74
82
91
101

Two-letter starts

AC2
AH1
AP1
CA2
CH16
DA1
DE2
EA1
HE8
HI2
PE1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

H … E

Letter pattern

H•••••••E

E × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

headpiece

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • ache
  • ached
  • ahead
  • aphid

C 18

  • cache
  • cached
  • chad
  • chai
  • chap
  • chapped
  • cheap
  • cheapie
  • cheep
  • cheeped
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chide
  • chided
  • chip
  • chipped

D 3

  • dacha
  • deadhead
  • deadheaded

E 1

  • each

H 10

  • head
  • headache
  • headed
  • headpiecePangram
  • heap
  • heaped
  • heed
  • heeded
  • hide
  • hippie

P 1

  • peach

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 67/100, compared with 9 available puzzles through this date.

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