January 24, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 24, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 24, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words43
Max Points188
Pangram1
Genius132

4 letter answers 17 words

CENTCITECUTEFEETFETEFIEFFIFEFINENENENICENINENITETEENTEFFTENTTINETUNE

5 letter answers 10 words

CUTIEENNUIFEINTFENCEINNIENIECETENETTUTEEUNITEUNTIE

6 letter answers 9 words

EFFECTEFFETEENTICEFINITEINCITEINFECTINTENTTUFFETUNTUNE

7 letter answers 2 words

ENTENTEFIFTEEN

8 letter answers 2 words

INFINITENINETEEN

9 letter answers 1 word

EFFICIENT

10 letter answers 1 word

FETTUCCINE

11 letter answers 1 word

INEFFICIENT

Common questions

How many answers in the January 24, 2026 Spelling Bee?

43 valid answers worth 188 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 132 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is FETTUCCINE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.