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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, January 10, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter R: 57 words, 320 points in total and Genius at 224, with 3 pangrams: MOURNING, RUMORING and UNMOORING at the top of the list. The GR- family alone contributes 7 of the 57 words.
G
I
M
R
N
O
U
57Accepted words
320Max score
224Genius at
3Pangrams
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 R. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 3 pangrams today, running 8, 8, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on GR- (GRIM, GRIN, GRINNING, GROG) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: G, I, M, N, O, U, R.
MOURNING
RUMORING
UNMOORING
All 57 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
gorging
gorgon
goring
grim
grin
grinning
grog
groin
groom
grooming
guru
ignoring
inuring
inurn
inurning
iron
ironing
minor
minoring
mirin
miring
mirror
mirroring
moor
mooring
morn
morning
moron
mourn
mourning
murmur
murmuring
nigiri
noir
nori
norm
origin
rigging
rigor
rimming
ring
ringing
room
rooming
rouging
ruin
ruing
ruining
rumor
rumoring
rung
running
unmoor
unmooring
unrig
unrigging
urging
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