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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, January 30, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter L: 20 words, 66 points in total and Genius at 46, with a single 8-letter pangram, HOURLONG at the top of the list. The LO- family alone contributes 6 of the 20 words.
G
H
N
L
O
R
U
20Accepted words
66Max score
46Genius 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 8-letter word that starts with H and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on LO- (LOGO, LOGROLL, LOLL, LONG) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: G, H, N, O, R, U, L.
HOURLONG
All 20 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
ghoul
glug
googol
gull
hourlong
hull
hurl
logo
logroll
loll
long
longhorn
loon
lull
lulu
lung
null
oolong
roll
unroll
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