Today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle was a satisfying one, especially for players who enjoy spotting clean, elegant pangrams. From the moment I looked at the honeycomb, I could tell this puzzle would reward careful rearranging rather than brute-force guessing.

Today’s Letter Set

The center letter was I, surrounded by:

A, G, H, L, N, U

As always, every valid word must:

• Be 4 letters or longer

• Include the center letter I

• Use only the given letters

• Allow repeated letters

With those rules in mind, I started my solve.

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How I Solved Today’s Pangram

I usually begin by scanning for common suffixes like -ING, because Spelling Bee pangrams often hide there. With I, N, and G already visible, I tested combinations around them.

That’s when HAULING jumped out.

 HAULING — Perfect Pangram

This was the highlight of today’s puzzle. HAULING uses all seven letters exactly once, making it the perfect pangram — the rarest and most rewarding find in Spelling Bee.

After that, I checked whether adding extra letters still preserved validity. That led to the second pangram:

 LAUGHING — Pangram

LAUGHING also uses all seven letters, but repeats the letter G, so it qualifies as a regular pangram, not a perfect one.

Finding both in a single puzzle made today especially enjoyable.

Full Word List (All Valid Answers)

Below is the complete list of accepted words that can be formed using today’s letters.

 Pangrams

• HAULING (perfect pangram)

• LAUGHING

 8+Letter Words

• ALIGNING
• ANNULLING
• GANGLING
• GIGGLING
• GLUGGING
• HAGGLING
• HANGNAIL
• INHALING
• LINGUINI
• NIGGLING
• UNHANGING
• UNHINGING
• UNILINGUAL

 7-Letter Words

• ANGLING
• GAGGING
• GAINING
• GALLING
• GANGING
• GANGLIA
• GAUGING
• GIGGING
• GILLING
• GINNING
• GULLING
• GUNNING
• HAILING
• HANGING
• HILLING
• HINGING
• HUGGING
• HULLING
• LAGGING
• LULLING
• LUNGING
• NAGGING
• NAILING

 6-Letter Words

• AILING
• ANGINA
• ANNULI
• GLUING
• IGUANA
• INNING
• LINING
• LUGING

 5-Letter Words

• AGAIN
• AGING
• ALIGN
• LANAI

 4-Letter Words

• GAIN
• GILL
• GLIA
• HAIL
• HIGH
• HILL
• LAIN
• NAIL
• NIGH

(All words meet NYT Spelling Bee dictionary rules and include the center letter I.)

Strategy Tip from Today’s Puzzle

Today was a great reminder that:

• -ING endings are powerful

• Checking for verb forms often reveals pangrams

• Perfect pangrams usually appear when letters feel “balanced” across consonants and vowels

If you spot A, I, U together, always try building verbs — it’s a pattern that frequently pays off.

Wrapping Up Today’s Challenge

The 27 January 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle delivered a rare treat with both a perfect pangram and a regular pangram. HAULING was especially satisfying, not just because it used every letter, but because it did so cleanly and efficiently.

If you enjoy puzzles that reward logic over guesswork, today was a great example of why Spelling Bee remains addictive.

Happy spelling — and see you at Genius