NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Longest word
unilingual
10 letters
Top scorer
laughing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.6
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
Σ
A
–
3
3
1
1
1
–
9
G
3
–
1
11
3
–
–
18
H
3
–
–
7
2
–
–
12
I
–
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
L
1
1
2
4
2
–
–
10
N
2
–
–
2
1
–
–
5
U
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
3
Σ
9
4
8
25
10
3
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2ai 1al 2an 4
G
ga 8gi 5gl 3gu 2
H
ha 6hi 4hu 2
I
ig 1in 2
L
la 4li 2lu 4
N
na 3ni 2
U
un 3
All 60 answers
383 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
aging5
ailing6
align5
aligning8
angina6
angling7
annuli6
annulling9
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
galling7
ganging7
ganglia7
gangling8
gauging7
gigging7
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
ginning7
glia1
glugging8
gluing6
gulling7
gunning7
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
hanging7
hangnail8
★haulingpangram14
high1
hill1
hilling7
hinging7
hugging7
hulling7
iguana6
inhaling8
inning6
lagging7
lain1
lanai5
★laughingpangram15
linguini8
lining6
lugging7
luging6
lulling7
lunging7
nagging7
nail1
nailing7
niggling8
nigh1
unhanging9
unhinging9
unilingual10