January 25, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, January 25, 2026

Jan 25, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, R, I, C, O, P honeycomb (center letter P) feature 69 words, a 345-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: PROTRACTOR.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 25, 2026 with center letter P and surrounding letters A,T,R,I,C and O

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Sunday, January 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

99th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.70

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

99/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 99% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

76 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L4×9L2×8L18×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 241 pts

31 words1×10L4×9L2×8L18×7L2×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

154 vowels · 239 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start17 PTS
15%Moving Up52 PTS
25%Good86 PTS
40%Solid138 PTS
50%Nice173 PTS
60%Great207 PTS
65%Amazing224 PTS
70%Genius241 PTS
100%Queen Bee345 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 69 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, January 25, 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

45%

20%

19%

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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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2023-03-18(I)

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

13 words

8 words

18 words (Pangram)

2 words

4 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 69 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

69 words

100%

51 words

74%

48 words

70%

45 words

65%

42 words

61%

31 words

45%

31 words

45%

Share of 69 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

65 pts

48 pts

133 pts (Pangram)

133

16 pts

50 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3145%

1420%

1319%

57%

46%

23%

Share of 69 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 345 ranks in the 96th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-01-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 69 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-01-24.
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 Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-01-24.
The estimated solve time of 65–87 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

acop
acopic
acpt
apar
apiator
apio
apitpat
apocarp
apocopic
apoop
aporia
aport
apotactic
apotactici
apotropaic
appair
appar
apparitor
apport
appro
appropriator
appt
apractic
apriori
aprotic
aptotic
atap
atip
atopic
atrip
atropia
attrap
cacotopia
capa
capacitator
capita
capito
capoc
capot
capric
capricci
capriccio
caproic
caraipi
carap
carapacic
carapato
carapo
carrottop
cartop
catoptric
cippi
coapt
copa
copatriot
copita
coppa
coppra
copr
copra
copt
coptic
corp
corporator
crappo
crip
occipita
opata
opiatic
oporto
paar
paca
paco
paopao
pappi
paprica
para
parao
paratactic
parc
pari
parica
paritor
paroptic
parotia
parotic
parotitic
parr
parra
parti
participator
pata
pataca
patao
pataria
patia
pato
patricia
patrico
patt
patta
piaroa
picara
picaro
pici
pico
picra
picric
picritic
pict
pictoric
pipa
pipi
pipra
piripiri
piro
piroot
pirot
pitpit
pitprop
pitta
poco
poori
poort
poot
poria
poroporo
pororoca
porotic
porpita
porta
portato
portia
porto
portor
potator
poti
potoo
potoroo
pott
potto
practic
practico
prao
pratap
pratt
priapi
prio
proa
proc
procatarctic
propitiator
proport
propr
propria
proproctor
prorata
protactic
protatic
proto
ptotic
rcpt
ripa
riprap
roop
rootcap
ropp
taipi
taipo
tapia
tappa
tarpot
tipcart
tipcat
tipiti
toop
topato
topi
topia
topo
topoi
topotactic
trapt
tripara
tripart
tript
trop
tropaia
troparia
tropia
troppo

*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.