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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AGHLNUI

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Words
60
Points
383
Genius
268
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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  • again

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • aging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • ailing

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • align

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • aligning

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • angina

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • angling

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • annuli

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  • annulling

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  • gagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gain

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gaining

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • galling

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ganging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • ganglia

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gangling

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gauging

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • gigging

    verb — To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

    verb — To engender.

    verb — To engage in musical performances.

    verb — To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

    verb — To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • giggling

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • gill

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • gilling

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • ginning

    verb — To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.

    verb — To begin.

    noun — The act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.

    verb — To trap something in a gin.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • glia

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • glugging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gluing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gulling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gunning

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • haggling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hail

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hailing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hanging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hangnail

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hauling

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  • high

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hill

    noun — An elevated location smaller than a mountain.

    verb — To form into a heap or mound.

    noun — A sloping road.

    noun — A heap of earth surrounding a plant.

    noun — A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.

    noun — The pitcher’s mound.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • hilling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hinging

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hugging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hulling

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  • iguana

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • inhaling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • inning

    noun — A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.

    verb — To house; to lodge.

    noun — A similar period of play.

    noun — A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.

    noun — A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.

    noun — The gathering of a crop; harvesting.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • lagging

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • lanai

    noun — (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.

    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • laughing

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  • linguini

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lining

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • lugging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • luging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lulling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lunging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • nagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • nailing

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • niggling

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • nigh

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • unhanging

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  • unhinging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • 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

45678910Σ
a ·33111· 9
g 3·1113·· 18
h 3··72·· 12
i ··2·1·· 3
l 11242·· 10
n 2··21·· 5
u ·····21 3
Σ 948251031 60

The numbers

Genius today takes 268 points of 383 available. The average answer runs 6.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 404 recorded puzzles
98th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
83rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18238 recorded answers

49 today34.5% all-time54 today22.9% all-time68 today20.0% all-time725 today12.0% all-time810 today6.3% all-time93 today2.6% all-time101 today1.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast 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

  1. noon 43
  2. onion 31
  3. naan 31
  4. nana 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 26
  8. mamma 26
  9. acacia 24
  10. acai 24
  11. nene 24
  12. olio 24
  13. cocoon 23
  14. loon 23
  15. neon 23
  16. none 23
  17. aria 22
  18. imam 22
  19. maim 22
  20. cancan 22
  21. canna 22
  22. bill 22
  23. mini 22
  24. minim 22
  25. lilt 21

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.