Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Words
- 60
- Points
- 383
- Genius
- 268
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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annuli
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annulling
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hauling
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hulling
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lain
verb — To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
verb — To be placed or situated.
verb — To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
verb — Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
verb — Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
verb — Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lanai
noun — (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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laughing
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nail
noun — The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
noun — A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
verb — To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
verb — To drive a nail.
verb — To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
verb — To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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unhanging
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unilingual
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hauling is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ag×2
- ai×1
- al×2
- an×4
- ga×8
- gi×5
- gl×3
- gu×2
- ha×6
- hi×4
- hu×2
- ig×1
- in×2
- la×4
- li×2
- lu×4
- na×3
- ni×2
- un×3
Words by first letter and length
| 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 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 268 points of 383 available. The average answer runs 6.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, January 25, 2026 | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| g | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| h | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| i ● | Sunday, January 25, 2026 | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| l | Friday, January 23, 2026 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| n | Saturday, January 24, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| u | Saturday, January 24, 2026 | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
Valid words the Bee rejected
Dictionary words the Bee never takes
Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.
- aahing
- aalii
- agin
- agnail
- alanin
- algin
- alining
- analgia
- anginal
- anhinga
- anil
- anilin
- gaggling
- gaging
- ganglial
- giga
- gingal
- gingall
- gingili
- gingilli
- glial
- guanin
- guggling
- guiling
- hagging
- haling
- higgling
- hila
- hili
- iglu
- iguanian
- ilia
- ilial
- inguinal
- inhaul
- inia
- inulin
- laigh
- lalling
- liana
- liang
- ligan
- lignin
- ligula
- ling
- linga
- lingua
- lingual
- linin
- linn
- lungi
- nighing
- nihil
- nilgai
- nilgau
- nilghai
- nilghau
- nill
- nilling
- nulling
- unaging
- unai
- ungluing
- unialgal
- unnail
- unnailing