NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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AFORUV L
41Answers
1Pangrams
165Maximum
116Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
F14
L10
O4
R2
U2
V4

Words by length

416
514
67
73
91

Two-letter starts

AF1
AL2
AU2
FA2
FL7
FO3
FU2
LA3
LO3
LU4
OF1
OR1
OV2
RO1
RU1
UV2
VA1
VU3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

F … L

Letter pattern

F•••••••L

F × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

flavorful

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • afoul
  • alfalfa
  • aloof
  • aural
  • auroral

F 14

  • fall
  • falloff
  • flavor
  • flavorfulPangram
  • floor
  • flora
  • floral
  • flour
  • fluff
  • foal
  • fool
  • foul
  • full
  • furl

L 10

  • larva
  • larval
  • lava
  • loaf
  • loll
  • loofa
  • luau
  • luff
  • lull
  • lulu

O 4

  • offal
  • oral
  • oval
  • ovular

R 2

  • roll
  • rural

U 2

  • uvula
  • uvular

V 4

  • valor
  • vulva
  • vulval
  • vulvar

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 64/100, compared with 28 available puzzles through this date.

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