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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, January 6, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter T: 53 words, 245 points in total and Genius at 171, with two pangrams, VIBRATO and VIBRATOR at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 7 of the 53 words.
A
B
I
T
O
R
V
53Accepted words
245Max score
171Genius at
2Pangrams
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 T. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 7, 8 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TA- (TABOO, TABOR, TARO, TAROT) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, I, O, R, V, T.
VIBRATO
VIBRATOR
All 53 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abbot
abort
airboat
aorta
arbitrator
atria
attar
avatar
aviator
bait
biota
boat
boot
brat
iota
obit
orator
oratorio
orbit
rabbit
raita
ratatat
ratio
ribbit
riot
robot
root
rotator
roti
rotor
taboo
tabor
taro
tarot
tart
tartar
tattoo
tiara
tibia
toot
tori
torii
toro
tort
torta
trait
traitor
trattoria
trio
trivia
trot
vibrato
vibrator
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