January 10, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 10, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 10, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points320
Pangrams3
Genius224

4 letter answers 14 words

GRIMGRINGROGGURUIRONMOORMORNNOIRNORINORMRINGROOMRUINRUNG

5 letter answers 11 words

GROINGROOMINURNMINORMIRINMORONMOURNRIGORRUINGRUMORUNRIG

6 letter answers 9 words

GORGONGORINGMIRINGMIRRORMURMURNIGIRIORIGINUNMOORURGING

7 letter answers 12 words

GORGINGINURINGIRONINGMOORINGMORNINGRIGGINGRIMMINGRINGINGROOMINGROUGINGRUININGRUNNING

8 letter answers 7 words

GRINNINGGROOMINGIGNORINGINURNINGMINORINGMOURNINGRUMORING

9 letter answers 4 words

MIRRORINGMURMURINGUNMOORINGUNRIGGING

Common questions

How many answers in the January 10, 2026 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 320 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 224 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are MOURNING, RUMORING, UNMOORING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.