Friday, January 16, 2026
Spoiler Alert: This page contains all pangrams and answers for Friday, January 16, 2026's New York Times Spelling Bee Puzzle. To see spoiler-aware hints for Friday, January 16, 2026's Puzzle, visit the hints page.
The New York Times Spelling Bee is a word game where players form words from seven unique letters, arranged in a honeycomb pattern. Each word must include the highlighted center letter and be at least four letters long.
Friday, January 16, 2026's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) (1 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 45 answers. The highest possible score, required to win the Queen Bee crown, was 178 points. Friday, January 16, 2026's Puzzle was a Bingo.
Friday, January 16, 2026's NYT Spelling Bee Pangrams
- malefic
Friday, January 16, 2026's NYT Spelling Bee Answers
4 Letters
- acai
- acme
- cafe
- calf
- call
- calm
- came
- cami
- cell
- clam
- clef
- face
- lace
- laic
- lice
- mace
- mica
- mice
5 Letters
- calla
- camel
- celli
- cilia
- claim
- cliff
- clime
- emcee
- fecal
- iliac
- lilac
- malic
- mecca
- mimic
6 Letters
- acacia
- celiac
- efface
- facial
- facile
- fleece
- icicle
- laical
- malice
7 Letters
- acclaim
- icefall
- malefic
8 Letters
- camellia
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