NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, January 29, 2026

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EGHLOY T
29Answers
1Pangrams
125Maximum
88Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E4
G3
H4
L2
O1
T15

Words by length

412
56
66
71
83
91

Two-letter starts

ET1
EY3
GE1
GH1
GO1
HO4
LO2
OT1
TE4
TH3
TO8

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

T … Y

Letter pattern

T••••••Y

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

theology

Complete answer list

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E 4

  • ethyl
  • eyelet
  • eyeteeth
  • eyetooth

G 3

  • gelt
  • ghetto
  • goth

H 4

  • holt
  • hoot
  • hotel
  • hotly

L 2

  • loot
  • lotto

O 1

  • otology

T 15

  • teeth
  • teethe
  • teleology
  • tell
  • thee
  • theologyPangram
  • they
  • toggle
  • toll
  • tool
  • toot
  • tooth
  • toothy
  • tootle
  • tote

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 78/100, compared with 29 available puzzles through this date.

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