NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, January 30, 2026

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GHNORU L
20Answers
1Pangrams
66Maximum
47Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

G4
H3
L9
N1
O1
R1
U1

Words by length

413
51
63
71
82

Two-letter starts

GH1
GL1
GO1
GU1
HO1
HU2
LO6
LU3
NU1
OO1
RO1
UN1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … G

Letter pattern

H••••••G

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

hourlong

Complete answer list

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G 4

  • ghoul
  • glug
  • googol
  • gull

H 3

  • hourlongPangram
  • hull
  • hurl

L 9

  • logo
  • logroll
  • loll
  • long
  • longhorn
  • loon
  • lull
  • lulu
  • lung

N 1

  • null

O 1

  • oolong

R 1

  • roll

U 1

  • unroll

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 77/100, compared with 30 available puzzles through this date.

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