January 18, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 18, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 18, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words50
Max Points324
Pangrams3
Genius227
4 letter answers 4 words
ACAIACIDCANTTACT
5 letter answers 10 words
ACINGANTICATTICCACTICANIDCANNADICTAICINGTACITTINCT
6 letter answers 19 words
ACACIAACIDICACTINGADDICTCAGINGCANCANCANDIDCANINGCICADACITINGDICINGDIDACTINCANTINDICAINDICTINTACTNIACINTACTICTANNIC
7 letter answers 8 words
ANTACIDCADGINGCANNINGCANTATACANTINADANCINGINDICIATITANIC
8 letter answers 3 words
DIDACTICGIGANTICINCITING
9 letter answers 5 words
ADDICTINGDICTATINGINCANTINGINDICTINGTACTICIAN
10 letter answers 1 word
INDICATING
Common questions
How many answers in the January 18, 2026 Spelling Bee?
50 valid answers worth 324 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 227 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ADDICTING, DICTATING, INDICATING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.