January 13, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 13, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 13, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points188
Pangrams2
Genius132

4 letter answers 19 words

EMITITEMLIMELIMNMEETMELTMEMEMETEMIENMILEMILLMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTTEEMTIME

5 letter answers 6 words

ENEMYLIMITMELEEMELTYMINIMMINTY

6 letter answers 7 words

ENMITYMENTEEMETTLEMILLETMITTENMYELINTIMELY

7 letter answers 3 words

ELEMENTEMINENTLINEMEN

8 letter answers 4 words

IMMINENTLINIMENTTENEMENTTIMELINE

9 letter answers 1 word

EMINENTLY

10 letter answers 1 word

IMMINENTLY

11 letter answers 1 word

ENTITLEMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the January 13, 2026 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 188 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 132 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are EMINENTLY, IMMINENTLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.