January 27, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 27, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 27, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points383
Pangrams2
Genius268

4 letter answers 9 words

GAINGILLGLIAHAILHIGHHILLLAINNAILNIGH

5 letter answers 4 words

AGAINAGINGALIGNLANAI

6 letter answers 8 words

AILINGANGINAANNULIGLUINGIGUANAINNINGLININGLUGING

7 letter answers 25 words

ANGLINGGAGGINGGAININGGALLINGGANGINGGANGLIAGAUGINGGIGGINGGILLINGGINNINGGULLINGGUNNINGHAILINGHANGINGHAULINGHILLINGHINGINGHUGGINGHULLINGLAGGINGLUGGINGLULLINGLUNGINGNAGGINGNAILING

8 letter answers 10 words

ALIGNINGGANGLINGGIGGLINGGLUGGINGHAGGLINGHANGNAILINHALINGLAUGHINGLINGUININIGGLING

9 letter answers 3 words

ANNULLINGUNHANGINGUNHINGING

10 letter answers 1 word

UNILINGUAL

Common questions

How many answers in the January 27, 2026 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 383 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 268 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are HAULING, LAUGHING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.