January 8, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 8, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 8, 2026 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words64
Max Points299
Pangram1
Genius209
4 letter answers 20 words
AIDEAMIDDAMEDATADATEDEADDYADIDEAIMAMMADEMAIDMAIMMAMAMATEMEADMEATMETATAMETEAMTEAT
5 letter answers 17 words
ADDEDADMITAIDEDAIMEDAMITYDADDYDATEDEDEMAMADAMMAMMAMATEDMATEYMATTEMEATYMEDIATAMEDTATTY
6 letter answers 12 words
DAMMEDDAMMITDIADEMIDEATEMADAMEMAIMEDMATTEDMAYDAYMIDDAYTATAMITATTEDTEAMED
7 letter answers 7 words
DAYTIMEDEADEYEEDAMAMEIDEATEDIMITATEMEDIATETEATIME
8 letter answers 6 words
ADMITTEDIMITATEDMEDIATEDMEDITATEMETADATATEAMMATE
9 letter answers 2 words
IMMEDIATEMEDITATED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 8, 2026 Spelling Bee?
64 valid answers worth 299 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 209 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is DAYTIME. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.