January 17, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 17, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 17, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points292
Pangram1
Genius204
4 letter answers 12 words
ALLYARTYOATYPLAYPLOYPRAYPYROROPYTRAYTROYTYPOTYRO
5 letter answers 23 words
ALLAYALLOYAPPLYAPTLYARRAYLOOPYLORRYLOYALPAPPYPARRYPARTYPATLYPATTYPOLYPPOPPYPOTTYRALLYRATTYROYALTALLYTARRYTATTYYAPPY
6 letter answers 13 words
ARROYOORALLYPALTRYPAPAYAPARLAYPARTLYPAYOLAPOORLYPORTLYRAPTLYRATTLYROTARYTARTLY
7 letter answers 9 words
LOYALLYLOYALTYORATORYPAPALLYPAYROLLPORTRAYROYALLYROYALTYTOTALLY
8 letter answers 1 word
ROTATORY
9 letter answers 1 word
PORTRAYAL
Common questions
How many answers in the January 17, 2026 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 292 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 204 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is PORTRAYAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is Y. 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.