NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 30, 2026
Longest word
hourlong
8 letters
Top scorer
hourlong
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
G
2
1
1
–
–
4
H
2
–
–
–
1
3
L
7
–
–
1
1
9
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
13
1
3
1
2
20
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gh 1gl 1go 1gu 1
H
ho 1hu 2
L
lo 6lu 3
N
nu 1
O
oo 1
R
ro 1
U
un 1
All 20 answers
66 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ghoul5
glug1
googol6
gull1
★hourlongpangram15
hull1
hurl1
logo1
logroll7
loll1
long1
longhorn8
loon1
lull1
lulu1
lung1
null1
oolong6
roll1
unroll6