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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Longest word
infantility
11 letters
Top scorer
infantility
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
21
6 letters
11
7 letters
11
8 letters
5
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
4
3
3
2
1
13
F
6
7
3
4
3
23
I
1
1
2
1
1
6
L
1
2
1
1
5
N
4
3
1
1
1
10
T
3
5
2
1
11
Σ
18
21
11
11
5
1
0
1
68

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
af 2al 4an 5at 2
F
fa 11fi 7fl 5
I
in 6
L
la 4li 1
N
na 10
T
ta 9ti 2

All 68 answers

347 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affiant7
affinity8
alfalfa7
alit1
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anti1
antifa6
atilt5
attain6
fail1
faint5
faintlypangram14
fall1
fanny5
fantail7
fatal5
fatality8
fatally7
fatly5
fatty5
fiat1
filial6
filially8
final5
finalitypangram15
finally7
finial6
flail5
flan1
flat1
flatly6
flay1
inanity7
infant6
infantilitypangram18
initial7
initially9
inlay5
lain1
laity5
lanai5
lantana7
litany6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natality8
natant6
nattily7
natty5
taffy5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tannin6
tatty5
tiffany7
titan5
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