Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, January 5, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter A: 35 words, 152 points in total and Genius at 106, with a single 7-letter pangram, OKAYING at the top of the list. The GA- family alone contributes 6 of the 35 words.
G
I
K
A
N
O
Y
35Accepted words
152Max score
106Genius at
1Pangram
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter A. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with O and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on GA- (GAGA, GAGGING, GAIN, GAINING) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: G, I, K, N, O, Y, A.
OKAYING
All 35 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
again
aging
agog
agony
akin
angina
anion
annoy
annoying
anon
gaga
gagging
gain
gaining
gang
ganging
gonna
kayak
kayaking
koan
naan
nagging
naggy
nana
nanny
nannying
nonagon
oaky
okay
okaying
yakking
yang
yank
yanking
yoga
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