NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, January 26, 2026

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BCEOTY D
43Answers
1Pangrams
186Maximum
131Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B8
C6
D18
E3
O1
T7

Words by length

415
513
610
72
82
91

Two-letter starts

BE1
BO7
CE2
CO4
DE12
DO5
DY1
EB1
ED1
EY1
OB1
TE2
TO5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

B … D

Letter pattern

B•••••••D

O × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

boycotted

Complete answer list

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B 8

  • bedded
  • bobbed
  • bode
  • boded
  • body
  • booed
  • booted
  • boycottedPangram

C 6

  • cede
  • ceded
  • code
  • coded
  • coed
  • cooed

D 18

  • debt
  • deco
  • decoct
  • decocted
  • decode
  • decoded
  • decoy
  • decoyed
  • deed
  • deeded
  • detect
  • detected
  • dodo
  • dote
  • doted
  • dotted
  • dotty
  • dyed

E 3

  • ebbed
  • eddy
  • eyed

O 1

  • obeyed

T 7

  • teddy
  • teed
  • toddy
  • toed
  • tooted
  • toted
  • toyed

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 54/100, compared with 26 available puzzles through this date.

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