Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, January 22, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter G: 45 words, 225 points in total and Genius at 157, with two pangrams, AUGMENT and MUTAGEN at the top of the list. The GA- family alone contributes 12 of the 45 words.
A
E
M
G
N
T
U
45Accepted words
225Max score
157Genius 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 G. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 7, 7 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on GA- (GAGA, GAGE, GAME, GAMETE) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, E, M, N, T, U, G.
AUGMENT
MUTAGEN
All 45 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
agate
agent
ague
augment
engage
engagement
gaga
gage
game
gamete
gamma
gamut
gang
gannet
gate
gateau
gauge
gaunt
gene
gent
gnat
gunman
gunmen
mage
magenta
magma
magnate
magnet
magnum
manage
management
manga
mange
mega
mung
mutagen
nametag
negate
nugget
nutmeg
tang
tangent
teenage
unguent
untag
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