Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, January 31, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter R: 36 words, 134 points in total and Genius at 93, with a single 7-letter pangram, AIRFLOW at the top of the list. The FL- family alone contributes 4 of the 36 words.
A
F
I
R
L
O
W
36Accepted words
134Max score
93Genius 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 R. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with A and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on FL- (FLAIR, FLOOR, FLORA, FLORAL) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, F, I, L, O, W, R.
AIRFLOW
All 36 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
afar
affair
afro
airflow
airfoil
aria
aril
arrow
fair
farro
farrow
flair
floor
flora
floral
foofaraw
fora
frail
friar
frill
lair
liar
lira
oral
raffia
rail
rial
riff
riffraff
rill
roar
roil
roll
roof
wallaroo
warrior
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