January 23, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 23, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 23, 2026 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words38
Max Points173
Pangram1
Genius121
4 letter answers 15 words
BECKBOCKBOOKCOCKCOKECOOKDECKDEKEDOCKEKEDKEELKOOKLEEKLOCKLOOK
5 letter answers 4 words
BLOCKBLOKECLOCKDEKED
6 letter answers 11 words
BEDECKBOOKEDCOCKEDCOCKLECOOKEDDECKEDDECKLEDOCKEDKEELEDLOCKEDLOOKED
7 letter answers 2 words
BLOCKEDCLOCKED
8 letter answers 4 words
BEDECKEDCOLDCOCKCOOKBOOKLOOKBOOK
9 letter answers 1 word
CELLBLOCK
10 letter answers 1 word
COLDCOCKED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 23, 2026 Spelling Bee?
38 valid answers worth 173 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 121 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BLOCKED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is K. 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.