NYT Spelling Bee January 20 2026 Answers
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71 WORDS3 PANGRAMS POINTSThe seven letters for January 20 2026 — every word must use the center letter.
Hint
The pangrams have 7 8 11 letters and start with F F I
FAINTLYFINALITYINFANTILITY
Full word list
68 MORE WORDSEvery accepted answer with its point value — hidden until you're ready.
AFFIANT7AFFINITY8ALFALFA7ALIT1ALLAY5ALLY1ANAL1ANALLY6ANNAL5ANTI1ANTIFA6ATILT5ATTAIN6FAIL1FAINT5FAINTLY14FALL1FANNY5FANTAIL7FATAL5FATALITY8FATALLY7FATLY5FATTY5FIAT1FILIAL6FILIALLY8FINAL5FINALITY15FINALLY7FINIAL6FLAIL5FLAN1FLAT1FLATLY6FLAY1INANITY7INFANT6INFANTILITY18INITIAL7INITIALLY9INLAY5LAIN1LAITY5LANAI5LANTANA7LITANY6NAAN1NAIF1NAIL1NANA1NANNY5NATAL5NATALITY8NATANT6NATTILY7NATTY5TAFFY5TAIL1TAINT5TALI1TALL1TALLIT6TALLY5TANNIN6TATTY5TIFFANY7TITAN5
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How Spelling Bee works
Make as many words as you can from seven letters — every word must be at least four letters and include the center letter. Four-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, and a pangram (uses all seven letters) earns a 7-point bonus. Reach “Genius” without spoilers using our hint first. Play at nytimes.com.