NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 31, 2026
Longest word
foofaraw
8 letters
Top scorer
airflow
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
A
4
1
1
2
–
8
F
2
7
2
–
1
12
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
8
–
1
–
1
10
W
–
–
–
1
1
2
Σ
18
8
4
3
3
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3ai 2ar 3
F
fa 3fl 4fo 2fr 3
L
la 1li 2
O
or 1
R
ra 2ri 4ro 4
W
wa 2
All 36 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
afro1
★airflowpangram14
airfoil7
aria1
aril1
arrow5
fair1
farro5
farrow6
flair5
floor5
flora5
floral6
foofaraw8
fora1
frail5
friar5
frill5
lair1
liar1
lira1
oral1
raffia6
rail1
rial1
riff1
riffraff8
rill1
roar1
roil1
roll1
roof1
wallaroo8
warrior7