NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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EILNTY M
42Answers
2Pangrams
188Maximum
132Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E7
I3
L5
M22
T5

Words by length

419
56
67
73
84
91
101
111

Two-letter starts

EL1
EM3
EN3
IM2
IT1
LI5
ME8
MI13
MY1
TE2
TI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

E … Y

Letter pattern

E•••••••Y

E × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

eminently

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

I … Y

Letter pattern

I••••••••Y

I × 2, M × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

imminently

Complete answer list

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E 7

  • element
  • eminent
  • eminentlyPangram
  • emit
  • enemy
  • enmity
  • entitlement

I 3

  • imminent
  • imminentlyPangram
  • item

L 5

  • lime
  • limit
  • limn
  • linemen
  • liniment

M 22

  • meet
  • melee
  • melt
  • melty
  • meme
  • mentee
  • mete
  • mettle
  • mien
  • mile
  • mill
  • millet
  • mime
  • mine
  • mini
  • minim
  • mint
  • minty
  • mite
  • mitt
  • mitten
  • myelin

T 5

  • teem
  • tenement
  • time
  • timeline
  • timely

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 56/100, compared with 13 available puzzles through this date.

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