Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, June 19, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter A: 57 words, 254 points in total and Genius at 177, with one pangram, IMMEDIACY at the top of the list. No single family dominates the board: the biggest group, words built on AC -, contributes 13 of the 57 words. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
D
E
A
I
M
Y
57Accepted words
254Max score
177Genius at
1Pangrams
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter A. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on AC- (ACACIA, ACADEME, ACADEMIA, ACADEMIC) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, D, E, I, M, Y.
IMMEDIACY
All 57 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
academe
academia
academic
academy
acai
accede
acceded
aced
acid
acidic
acidy
acme
added
aide
aided
aimed
amid
caddie
caddied
caddy
came
cami
cicada
daddy
dame
dammed
dead
deadeye
decade
decay
decayed
diadem
dyad
edamame
edema
idea
imam
immediacy
macadam
macadamia
mace
maced
madam
madame
made
maid
maim
maimed
mama
mamma
mayday
mead
mecca
media
mica
midday
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