January 6, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 6, 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 6, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words53
Max Points245
Pangrams2
Genius172

4 letter answers 17 words

BAITBOATBOOTBRATIOTAOBITRIOTROOTROTITAROTARTTOOTTORITOROTORTTRIOTROT

5 letter answers 19 words

ABBOTABORTAORTAATRIAATTARBIOTAORBITRAITARATIOROBOTROTORTABOOTABORTAROTTIARATIBIATORIITORTATRAIT

6 letter answers 7 words

AVATARORATORRABBITRIBBITTARTARTATTOOTRIVIA

7 letter answers 6 words

AIRBOATAVIATORRATATATROTATORTRAITORVIBRATO

8 letter answers 2 words

ORATORIOVIBRATOR

9 letter answers 1 word

TRATTORIA

10 letter answers 1 word

ARBITRATOR

Common questions

How many answers in the January 6, 2026 Spelling Bee?

53 valid answers worth 245 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 172 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are VIBRATO, VIBRATOR. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.