Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — January 28, 2026
AFORUVL
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Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
41
words
165
total points
115
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 165 pts
Genius 115 pts
Amazing 82 pts
Great 66 pts
Nice 41 pts
Solid 24 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
5 words
F
14 words
L
10 words
O
4 words
R
2 words
U
2 words
V
4 words
All 41 words
AFOUL5pt
ALFALFA7pt
ALOOF5pt
AURAL5pt
AURORAL7pt
FALL1pt
FALLOFF7pt
FLAVOR6pt
FLAVORFUL16pt
FLOOR5pt
FLORA5pt
FLORAL6pt
FLOUR5pt
FLUFF5pt
FOAL1pt
FOOL1pt
FOUL1pt
FULL1pt
FURL1pt
LARVA5pt
LARVAL6pt
LAVA1pt
LOAF1pt
LOLL1pt
LOOFA5pt
LUAU1pt
LUFF1pt
LULL1pt
LULU1pt
OFFAL5pt
ORAL1pt
OVAL1pt
OVULAR6pt
ROLL1pt
RURAL5pt
UVULA5pt
UVULAR6pt
VALOR5pt
VULVA5pt
VULVAL6pt
VULVAR6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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