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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, January 17, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter Y: 59 words, 292 points in total and Genius at 204, with a single 9-letter pangram, PORTRAYAL at the top of the list. The PA- family alone contributes 12 of the 59 words.
A
L
O
Y
P
R
T
59Accepted words
292Max score
204Genius 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 Y. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 9-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 PA- (PALTRY, PAPALLY, PAPAYA, PAPPY) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, L, O, P, R, T, Y.
PORTRAYAL
All 59 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
allay
alloy
ally
apply
aptly
array
arroyo
arty
loopy
lorry
loyal
loyally
loyalty
oaty
orally
oratory
paltry
papally
papaya
pappy
parlay
parry
partly
party
patly
patty
payola
payroll
play
ploy
polyp
poorly
poppy
portly
portray
portrayal
potty
pray
pyro
rally
raptly
rattly
ratty
ropy
rotary
rotatory
royal
royally
royalty
tally
tarry
tartly
tatty
totally
tray
troy
typo
tyro
yappy
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