NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

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GIMNOU R
57Answers
3Pangrams
320Maximum
224Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

G11
I6
M15
N4
O1
R15
U5

Words by length

414
511
69
712
87
94

Two-letter starts

GO3
GR7
GU1
IG1
IN3
IR2
MI6
MO7
MU2
NI1
NO3
OR1
RI5
RO3
RU7
UN4
UR1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

M … G

Letter pattern

M••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

mourning

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

R … G

Letter pattern

R••••••G

R × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

rumoring

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

U … G

Letter pattern

U•••••••G

N × 2, O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

unmooring

Complete answer list

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G 11

  • gorging
  • gorgon
  • goring
  • grim
  • grin
  • grinning
  • grog
  • groin
  • groom
  • grooming
  • guru

I 6

  • ignoring
  • inuring
  • inurn
  • inurning
  • iron
  • ironing

M 15

  • minor
  • minoring
  • mirin
  • miring
  • mirror
  • mirroring
  • moor
  • mooring
  • morn
  • morning
  • moron
  • mourn
  • mourningPangram
  • murmur
  • murmuring

N 4

  • nigiri
  • noir
  • nori
  • norm

O 1

  • origin

R 15

  • rigging
  • rigor
  • rimming
  • ring
  • ringing
  • room
  • rooming
  • rouging
  • ruin
  • ruing
  • ruining
  • rumor
  • rumoringPangram
  • rung
  • running

U 5

  • unmoor
  • unmooringPangram
  • unrig
  • unrigging
  • urging

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 33/100, compared with 10 available puzzles through this date.

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