Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, January 25, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter P: 69 words, 345 points in total and Genius at 241, with 3 pangrams: APRICOT, CAPACITOR and PATRIOTIC at the top of the list. The PA- family alone contributes 10 of the 69 words.
A
C
I
P
O
R
T
69Accepted words
345Max score
241Genius 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 P. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 3 pangrams today, running 7, 9, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on PA- (PACT, PAIR, PAPA, PARATROOP) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, I, O, R, T, P.
APRICOT
CAPACITOR
PATRIOTIC
All 69 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
airport
apart
apparat
apricot
atop
capacitor
capo
capri
captor
carp
carpaccio
carpi
carport
coop
coopt
corpora
crap
crop
octopi
optic
pact
pair
papa
paratroop
parrot
part
partita
patio
patriot
patriotic
pica
piccata
picot
pipit
piratic
pita
pitapat
poop
poor
poppa
port
portico
portrait
potato
prat
priapic
prior
proctor
prop
protract
protractor
rapport
rapt
raptor
rattrap
tapa
tapioca
tapir
taproot
tarp
tipi
tiptop
topcoat
topic
torpor
trap
trip
troop
tropic
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