Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter I: 60 words, 383 points in total and Genius at 268, with two pangrams, HAULING and LAUGHING at the top of the list. The GA- family alone contributes 8 of the 60 words.
A
G
H
I
L
N
U
60Accepted words
383Max score
268Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 7, 8 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on GA- (GAGGING, GAIN, GAINING, GALLING) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, G, H, L, N, U, I.
HAULING
LAUGHING
All 60 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
again
aging
ailing
align
aligning
angina
angling
annuli
annulling
gagging
gain
gaining
galling
ganging
ganglia
gangling
gauging
gigging
giggling
gill
gilling
ginning
glia
glugging
gluing
gulling
gunning
haggling
hail
hailing
hanging
hangnail
hauling
high
hill
hilling
hinging
hugging
hulling
iguana
inhaling
inning
lagging
lain
lanai
laughing
linguini
lining
lugging
luging
lulling
lunging
nagging
nail
nailing
niggling
nigh
unhanging
unhinging
unilingual
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