For word puzzle lovers, Apple News+ Quartiles is a true brain teaser, so it’s not uncommon to get stuck when staring at all of the day’s tiles. If you’ve struggled to finish the Quartiles puzzle for January 2, 2026, we have a list of all the words possible, including the five Quartiles, to ensure you don’t lose your streak!
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Quartiles Answers for January 2, 2026
The high score for this puzzle is 133 points with a total of 23 words possible. Here are all the answers in the January 2, 2026 puzzle:
- pseudoscience
- wheelhouse
- audiophile
- subliminal
- separatist
- ellipse
- hostile
- liminal
- science
- seminal
- hostel
- subpar
- whence
- audio
- house
- mince
- parse
- stile
- wheel
- else
- hose
- host
- list
- mist
- semi
- par
- sub
- use
Quartile Definitions
Below, you will find some definitions that help provide a better understanding of the Quartile words.
- WHEELHOUSE (noun)
- an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
- SEPARATIST (noun)
- an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
- SEPARATIST (adjective)
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
How to Play Quartiles by Apple News+
Quartiles is based on a series of tiles, and you can create words using one to four tiles. When you use four tiles to create a word, they count as a Quartile, and will yield you eight points, while finding all five will give you a 40-point bonus. Each puzzle has five Quartiles that you can find, which means that there are 20 tiles shown in each puzzle. Using one tile results in one point, while two tiles gives two points, and three tiles gives four points.
We hope that the answers to the January 2, 2026 Quartiles puzzle has helped you maintain your streak and give you some help towards learning how to solve future puzzles!