NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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ABCELP O
56Answers
1Pangrams
175Maximum
123Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
B14
C15
E1
L9
O3
P11

Words by length

433
510
69
72
81
91

Two-letter starts

AL3
BA1
BE1
BL3
BO9
CA3
CE1
CL2
CO9
EL1
LO9
OB1
OL1
OP1
PA1
PE1
PL2
PO7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

P … O

Letter pattern

P•••••O

No repeated letters

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placebo

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • alcopop
  • allocable
  • aloe

B 14

  • baobab
  • bebop
  • blob
  • bloc
  • bloop
  • boba
  • bobble
  • bocce
  • bola
  • boll
  • bolo
  • boob
  • booboo
  • boop

C 15

  • cacao
  • callaloo
  • capo
  • cello
  • cloaca
  • clop
  • coal
  • cobble
  • coca
  • cocoa
  • cola
  • collab
  • cool
  • coop
  • cope

E 1

  • elope

L 9

  • lobe
  • lobo
  • local
  • locale
  • loco
  • loll
  • lollop
  • loop
  • lope

O 3

  • oboe
  • oleo
  • opal

P 11

  • paleo
  • people
  • placeboPangram
  • plop
  • pole
  • poll
  • polo
  • pool
  • poop
  • pope
  • poppa

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 41/100, compared with 14 available puzzles through this date.

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