January 20, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 20, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 20, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words68
Max Points347
Pangrams3
Genius243
4 letter answers 18 words
ALITALLYANALANTIFAILFALLFIATFLANFLATFLAYLAINNAANNAIFNAILNANATAILTALITALL
5 letter answers 21 words
ALLAYANNALATILTFAINTFANNYFATALFATLYFATTYFINALFLAILINLAYLAITYLANAINANNYNATALNATTYTAFFYTAINTTALLYTATTYTITAN
6 letter answers 11 words
ANALLYANTIFAATTAINFILIALFINIALFLATLYINFANTLITANYNATANTTALLITTANNIN
7 letter answers 11 words
AFFIANTALFALFAFAINTLYFANTAILFATALLYFINALLYINANITYINITIALLANTANANATTILYTIFFANY
8 letter answers 5 words
AFFINITYFATALITYFILIALLYFINALITYNATALITY
9 letter answers 1 word
INITIALLY
11 letter answers 1 word
INFANTILITY
Common questions
How many answers in the January 20, 2026 Spelling Bee?
68 valid answers worth 347 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 243 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are FAINTLY, FINALITY, INFANTILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.