January 12, 2026, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, January 12, 2026

Jan 12, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, E, C, L, Z, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 46 words, a 223-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ITALICIZE, TITILLATE.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 12, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,T,E,C,L and Z

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Monday, January 12, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

32nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.54

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

15/100

Common

Rarer than 15% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L2×8L6×7L12×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 156 pts

23 words2×9L2×8L6×7L8×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

115 vowels · 140 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good56 PTS
40%Solid89 PTS
50%Nice112 PTS
60%Great134 PTS
65%Amazing145 PTS
70%Genius156 PTS
100%Queen Bee223 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, January 12, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

28%

24%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

13 words

11 words

12 words

6 words

2 words

2 words (Pangram)

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

37 words

80%

34 words

74%

30 words

65%

28 words

61%

20 words

43%

3 words

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts

55 pts

72 pts

42 pts

16 pts

25 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1328%

1124%

715%

613%

511%

37%

12%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 223 ranks in the 63rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-01-11.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-01-11.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-01-06.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
acatalectic
acatallactic
accite
acetacetic
acetalize
acetite
acetize
aciliate
aecia
aecial
ailette
ailie
aillt
aizle
alai
alaite
alalia
alalite
alcaic
alcalizate
alia
alice
alicia
alite
allactite
allelic
allice
allie
altaic
altaite
atactic
atelectatic
atelic
atli
attical
atticize
attila
azelaic
calaite
calcic
calcitic
calicle
calli
catalatic
catalectic
catallactic
catti
cattie
ccitt
cecil
cecile
cecilia
ceil
celia
cellite
celtic
celticize
ceti
cicala
cicale
ciliate
cilice
cill
cital
citee
cize
clit
clitella
clitic
eciliate
ecize
eclectical
eclecticize
ectatic
eleatic
elicitate
eliza
ellice
etic
ictic
ieee
ilea
ileac
ileal
ilia
ilial
illite
illitic
ital
itala
itali
italical
itea
itll
itza
izle
izzat
laccic
laelia
lait
latitat
latite
lectica
leila
lelia
letitia
lettic
lettice
lezzie
licca
lila
lile
lill
litai
litz
liza
lizzie
tactite
taille
taillie
tailte
tailzee
tailzie
tait
talliate
tatie
tattie
tazia
teallite
tectite
teil
telei
teletactile
teli
telia
telial
telic
telical
tical
ticca
tice
tilia
tillet
tillite
tite
titi
titilate
tittie
tiza
tzitzit
zati
zetetic
ziczac
zila
zill
zilla
zizel
zizit
zizz
zizzle

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.