January 7, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 7, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 7, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points269
Pangram1
Genius188
4 letter answers 16 words
DEEPDUMPDUPEEPEELUMPPEEDPEELPEENPEEPPENDPLEDPLUMPULEPULLPULPPUMP
5 letter answers 10 words
DUPEDDUPLEPENNEPLUMEPLUMPPULEDUMPEDUNPENUPENDUPPED
6 letter answers 20 words
DEEPENDEPENDDUMPEDLUMPEDPEDDLEPEELEDPEEPEDPENDEDPENMENPENNEDPEPLUMPEPPEDPLENUMPLUMEDPUDDLEPULLEDPULPEDPUMMELPUMPEDPUNNED
7 letter answers 4 words
PEDDLEDPLUMPEDPUDDLEDUPENDED
8 letter answers 6 words
DEEPENEDDEPENDEDPENDULUMPUMMELEDUNPEELEDUNPENNED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 7, 2026 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 269 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 188 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is PENDULUM. 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.