New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for January 4, 2026

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Today’s pangram is FAMILIARLY.

FAMILIARLY is defined as in an intimately familiar manner.

AFAR is defined as

AFFAIR is defined as a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. It is also defined as a vaguely specified concern. It is also defined as a vaguely specified social event.

AFFIRM is defined as to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. It is also defined as establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. It is also defined as say yes to.

AFFRAY is defined as a noisy fight. It is also defined as noisy quarrel.

ALFALFA is defined as important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop. It is also defined as leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.

FAIL is defined as disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. It is also defined as be unsuccessful. It is also defined as fail to do something; leave something undone. It is also defined as stop operating or functioning. It is also defined as prove insufficient. It is also defined as fail to get a passing grade. It is also defined as fall short in what is expected. It is also defined as get worse. It is also defined as judge unacceptable. It is also defined as be unable. It is also defined as become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.

FAIR is defined as (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. It is also defined as very pleasing to the eye. It is also defined as not excessive or extreme. It is also defined as free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. It is also defined as without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. It is also defined as (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. It is also defined as gained or earned without cheating or stealing. It is also defined as a sale of miscellany; often for charity. It is also defined as lacking exceptional quality or ability. It is also defined as a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.. It is also defined as in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. It is also defined as a competitive exhibition of farm products. It is also defined as attractively feminine. It is also defined as free of clouds or rain. It is also defined as gathering of producers to promote business. It is also defined as join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. It is also defined as (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines.

FAIRLY is defined as without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. It is also defined as to certain extent or degree. It is also defined as in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.

FAIRY is defined as offensive term for a homosexual man. It is also defined as a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.

FALL is defined as move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. It is also defined as the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions). It is also defined as come into the possession of. It is also defined as when a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat. It is also defined as fall from clouds. It is also defined as lose an upright position suddenly. It is also defined as a sudden decline in strength or number or importance. It is also defined as fall or flow in a certain way. It is also defined as fall to somebody by assignment or lot. It is also defined as a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. It is also defined as a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. It is also defined as touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. It is also defined as decrease in size, extent, or range. It is also defined as come as if by falling. It is also defined as a downward slope or bend. It is also defined as the season when the leaves fall from the trees. It is also defined as the time of day immediately following sunset. It is also defined as a sudden drop from an upright position. It is also defined as come under, be classified or included. It is also defined as be inherited by. It is also defined as a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity. It is also defined as a movement downward. It is also defined as assume a disappointed or sad expression. It is also defined as be born, used chiefly of lambs. It is also defined as be captured. It is also defined as be cast down. It is also defined as be due. It is also defined as begin vigorously. It is also defined as come out; issue. It is also defined as descend in free fall under the influence of gravity. It is also defined as die, as in battle or in a hunt. It is also defined as drop oneself to a lower or less erect position. It is also defined as go as if by falling. It is also defined as lose office or power. It is also defined as lose one’s chastity. It is also defined as move in a specified direction. It is also defined as occur at a specified time or place. It is also defined as pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind. It is also defined as slope downward. It is also defined as suffer defeat, failure, or ruin. It is also defined as the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve. It is also defined as to be given by assignment or distribution. It is also defined as to be given by right or inheritance. It is also defined as yield to temptation or sin.

FAMILIAL is defined as occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. It is also defined as relating to or having the characteristics of a family.

FAMILIAR is defined as (usually followed by `with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly. It is also defined as having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship. It is also defined as a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard. It is also defined as a friend who is frequently in the company of another. It is also defined as a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support. It is also defined as well known or easily recognized. It is also defined as within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange.

FAMILY is defined as a social unit living together. It is also defined as people descended from a common ancestor. It is also defined as a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities. It is also defined as a person having kinship with another or others. It is also defined as an association of people who share common beliefs or activities. It is also defined as a collection of things sharing a common attribute. It is also defined as primary social group; parents and children. It is also defined as (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.

FARM is defined as cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. It is also defined as be a farmer; work as a farmer. It is also defined as collect fees or profits. It is also defined as workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit.

FILIAL is defined as designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation. It is also defined as relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring.

The word FILIALLY has no known definition.

FILL is defined as make full, also in a metaphorical sense. It is also defined as any material that fills a space or container. It is also defined as occupy the whole of. It is also defined as become full. It is also defined as fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. It is also defined as assume, as of positions or roles. It is also defined as eat until one is sated. It is also defined as fill to satisfaction. It is also defined as appoint someone to (a position or a job). It is also defined as a quantity sufficient to satisfy. It is also defined as plug with a substance.

FILLY is defined as a young female horse under the age of four.

FILM is defined as make a film or photograph of something. It is also defined as a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement. It is also defined as a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things. It is also defined as photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies. It is also defined as a medium that disseminates moving pictures. It is also defined as a thin coating or layer. It is also defined as record in film.

FILMY is defined as so thin as to transmit light.

FIRM is defined as not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall. It is also defined as the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. It is also defined as with resolute determination. It is also defined as unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. It is also defined as marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. It is also defined as securely fixed in place. It is also defined as strong and sure. It is also defined as make taut or tauter. It is also defined as become taut or tauter. It is also defined as not soft or yielding to pressure. It is also defined as not subject to revision or change. It is also defined as (of especially a person’s physical features) not shaking or trembling. It is also defined as possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue. It is also defined as securely established.

FIRMLY is defined as in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger. It is also defined as with resolute determination. It is also defined as with firmness.

FLAIL is defined as move like a flail; thresh about. It is also defined as give a thrashing to; beat hard. It is also defined as an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing.

FLAIR is defined as distinctive and stylish elegance. It is also defined as a shape that spreads outward. It is also defined as a natural talent.

FLAY is defined as strip the skin off.

FLIMFLAM is defined as a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.

FRAIL is defined as easily broken or damaged or destroyed. It is also defined as wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. It is also defined as a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs). It is also defined as physically weak. It is also defined as the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds.

The word FRAILLY has no known definition.

FRAY is defined as a noisy fight. It is also defined as cause friction. It is also defined as wear away by rubbing.

FRIAR is defined as a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

FRIARY is defined as a monastery of friars.

FRILL is defined as an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal. It is also defined as ornamental objects of no great value. It is also defined as a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. It is also defined as (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.

FRILLY is defined as having decorative ruffles or frills.

IFFY is defined as subject to accident or chance or change.

MAFIA is defined as any tightly knit group of trusted associates. It is also defined as a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia. It is also defined as a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.

MAYFLY is defined as slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.

MIFF is defined as a state of irritation or annoyance. It is also defined as cause to be annoyed.

RAFFIA is defined as feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes. It is also defined as leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.. It is also defined as fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets.

RAMIFY is defined as grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. It is also defined as divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. It is also defined as have or develop complicating consequences.

RIFF is defined as look through a book or other written material. It is also defined as a Berber living in northern Morocco. It is also defined as a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation. It is also defined as play riffs.

RIFFRAFF is defined as disparaging terms for the common people.

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