Spelling Bee hints & answers: Jan 20, 2026 (Puzzle #27595)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Jan 20, 2026 (2026-01-20 · Puzzle #27595).

Hive overview

This hive centers on A with six outer letters. It has 68 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 347 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 68 playable words worth about 347 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
A	4 letters4	5 letters3	6 letters3	7+ letters3	Total13
F	4 letters6	5 letters7	6 letters3	7+ letters7	Total23
I	4 letters–	5 letters1	6 letters1	7+ letters4	Total6
L	4 letters1	5 letters2	6 letters1	7+ letters1	Total5
N	4 letters4	5 letters3	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total10
T	4 letters3	5 letters5	6 letters2	7+ letters1	Total11
Y	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
Σ	4 letters18	5 letters21	6 letters11	7+ letters18	Total68

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 17 pts
Solid: 28 pts
Nice: 52 pts
Great: 87 pts
Amazing: 139 pts
Genius: 243 pts
Queen Bee: 347 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

AFFIANT
7
7
No
AFFINITY
8
8
No
ALFALFA
7
7
No
ALIT
4
1
No
ALLAY
5
5
No
ALLY
4
1
No
ANAL
4
1
No
ANALLY
6
6
No
ANNAL
5
5
No
ANTI
4
1
No
ANTIFA
6
6
No
ATILT
5
5
No
ATTAIN
6
6
No
FAIL
4
1
No
FAINT
5
5
No
FAINTLY
7
14
Yes
FALL
4
1
No
FANNY
5
5
No
FANTAIL
7
7
No
FATAL
5
5
No
FATALITY
8
8
No
FATALLY
7
7
No
FATLY
5
5
No
FATTY
5
5
No
FIAT
4
1
No
FILIAL
6
6
No
FILIALLY
8
8
No
FINAL
5
5
No
FINALITY
8
15
Yes
FINALLY
7
7
No
FINIAL
6
6
No
FLAIL
5
5
No
FLAN
4
1
No
FLAT
4
1
No
FLATLY
6
6
No
FLAY
4
1
No
INANITY
7
7
No
INFANT
6
6
No
INFANTILITY
11
18
Yes
INITIAL
7
7
No
INITIALLY
9
9
No
INLAY
5
5
No
LAIN
4
1
No
LAITY
5
5
No
LANAI
5
5
No
LANTANA
7
7
No
LITANY
6
6
No
NAAN
4
1
No
NAIF
4
1
No
NAIL
4
1
No
NANA
4
1
No
NANNY
5
5
No
NATAL
5
5
No
NATALITY
8
8
No
NATANT
6
6
No
NATTILY
7
7
No
NATTY
5
5
No
TAFFY
5
5
No
TAIL
4
1
No
TAINT
5
5
No
TALI
4
1
No
TALL
4
1
No
TALLIT
6
6
No
TALLY
5
5
No
TANNIN
6
6
No
TATTY
5
5
No
TIFFANY
7
7
No
TITAN
5
5
No

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