Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
January 17, 2026 | Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 17, 2026.


Instructions

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center letter YALOPRT
Spelling Bee for January 17, 2026

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words: 59
score: 292 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 8
L x 5
O x 3
P x 23
R x 10
T x 9
Y x 1

4L x 12
5L x 23
6L x 13
7L x 9
8L x 1
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 2 5 1 - - - 8
L - 3 - 2 - - 5
O 1 - 1 1 - - 3
P 4 8 7 3 - 1 23
R 1 3 3 2 1 - 10
T 4 3 1 1 - - 9
Y - 1 - - - - 1
tot 12 23 13 9 1 1 59

PORTRAYAL

word       length      
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLY 4
APPLY 5
APTLY 5
ARRAY 5
ARROYO 6
ARTY 4
LOOPY 5
LORRY 5
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
LOYALTY 7
OATY 4
ORALLY 6
ORATORY 7
PALTRY 6
PAPALLY 7
PAPAYA 6
PAPPY 5
PARLAY 6
PARRY 5
PARTLY 6
PARTY 5
PATLY 5
PATTY 5
PAYOLA 6
PAYROLL 7
PLAY 4
PLOY 4
POLYP 5
POORLY 6
POPPY 5
PORTLY 6
PORTRAY 7
PORTRAYAL 9 pangram
POTTY 5
PRAY 4
PYRO 4
RALLY 5
RAPTLY 6
RATTLY 6
RATTY 5
ROPY 4
ROTARY 6
ROTATORY 8
ROYAL 5
ROYALLY 7
ROYALTY 7
TALLY 5
TARRY 5
TARTLY 6
TATTY 5
TOTALLY 7
TRAY 4
TROY 4
TYPO 4
TYRO 4
YAPPY 5

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