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Spelling Bee January 30, 2026 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

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Today's letter set · Center: L

G
H
L
N
O
R
U

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

21

accepted entries

Total points

81

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

56

70% of total

Center letter

L

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • HOURLONG
  • HOURLONG

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

1 pts

2%

Moving Up

4 pts

5%

Good

6 pts

8%

Solid

12 pts

15%

Nice

20 pts

25%

Great

32 pts

40%

Amazing

40 pts

50%

Genius

56 pts

70%

Queen Bee

81 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
G 4 words
  • ghoul
  • glug
  • googol
  • gull
H 4 words
  • hourlong
  • hourlong
  • hull
  • hurl
L 9 words
  • logo
  • logroll
  • loll
  • long
  • longhorn
  • loon
  • lull
  • lulu
  • lung
N 1 word
  • null
O 1 word
  • oolong
R 1 word
  • roll
U 1 word
  • unroll

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, January 30, 2026 uses the seven letters G, H, L, N, O, R, U, with L as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 21 accepted words for a total of 81 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 56 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

Spelling Bee january 30 2026 Answers — Pangram & Word List | AppWalkthrough