NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, January 24, 2026

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CFINTU E
43Answers
1Pangrams
188Maximum
132Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C4
E6
F10
I6
N6
T8
U3

Words by length

417
510
69
72
82
91
101
111

Two-letter starts

CE1
CI1
CU2
EF3
EN3
FE5
FI5
IN6
NE1
NI5
TE4
TI1
TU3
UN3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

F … E

Letter pattern

F••••••••E

E × 2, T × 2, C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

fettuccine

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

C 4

  • cent
  • cite
  • cute
  • cutie

E 6

  • effect
  • effete
  • efficient
  • ennui
  • entente
  • entice

F 10

  • feet
  • feint
  • fence
  • fete
  • fettuccinePangram
  • fief
  • fife
  • fifteen
  • fine
  • finite

I 6

  • incite
  • inefficient
  • infect
  • infinite
  • innie
  • intent

N 6

  • nene
  • nice
  • niece
  • nine
  • nineteen
  • nite

T 8

  • teen
  • teff
  • tenet
  • tent
  • tine
  • tuffet
  • tune
  • tutee

U 3

  • unite
  • untie
  • untune

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 55/100, compared with 24 available puzzles through this date.

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