Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter L: 41 words, 165 points in total and Genius at 115, with a single 9-letter pangram, FLAVORFUL at the top of the list. The FL- family alone contributes 7 of the 41 words.
A
F
O
L
R
U
V
41Accepted words
165Max score
115Genius 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 L. 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 F and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on FL- (FLAVOR, FLAVORFUL, FLOOR, FLORA) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, F, O, R, U, V, L.
FLAVORFUL
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
afoul
alfalfa
aloof
aural
auroral
fall
falloff
flavor
flavorful
floor
flora
floral
flour
fluff
foal
fool
foul
full
furl
larva
larval
lava
loaf
loll
loofa
luau
luff
lull
lulu
offal
oral
oval
ovular
roll
rural
uvula
uvular
valor
vulva
vulval
vulvar
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