January 25, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 25, 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 25, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words69
Max Points345
Pangrams3
Genius241

4 letter answers 23 words

ATOPCAPOCARPCOOPCRAPCROPPACTPAIRPAPAPARTPICAPITAPOOPPOORPORTPRATPROPRAPTTAPATARPTIPITRAPTRIP

5 letter answers 13 words

APARTCAPRICARPICOOPTOPTICPATIOPICOTPIPITPOPPAPRIORTAPIRTOPICTROOP

6 letter answers 8 words

CAPTOROCTOPIPARROTPOTATORAPTORTIPTOPTORPORTROPIC

7 letter answers 18 words

AIRPORTAPPARATAPRICOTCARPORTCORPORAPARTITAPATRIOTPICCATAPIRATICPITAPATPORTICOPRIAPICPROCTORRAPPORTRATTRAPTAPIOCATAPROOTTOPCOAT

8 letter answers 2 words

PORTRAITPROTRACT

9 letter answers 4 words

CAPACITORCARPACCIOPARATROOPPATRIOTIC

10 letter answers 1 word

PROTRACTOR

Common questions

How many answers in the January 25, 2026 Spelling Bee?

69 valid answers worth 345 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 241 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are APRICOT, CAPACITOR, PATRIOTIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.