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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter O: 56 words, 175 points in total and Genius at 122, with a single 7-letter pangram, PLACEBO at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 9 of the 56 words.
A
B
C
O
E
L
P
56Accepted words
175Max score
122Genius 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 O. 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 P and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BOBA, BOBBLE, BOCCE, BOLA) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, B, C, E, L, P, O.
PLACEBO
All 56 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
alcopop
allocable
aloe
baobab
bebop
blob
bloc
bloop
boba
bobble
bocce
bola
boll
bolo
boob
booboo
boop
cacao
callaloo
capo
cello
cloaca
clop
coal
cobble
coca
cocoa
cola
collab
cool
coop
cope
elope
lobe
lobo
local
locale
loco
loll
lollop
loop
lope
oboe
oleo
opal
paleo
people
placebo
plop
pole
poll
polo
pool
poop
pope
poppa
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