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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, January 2, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter N: 23 words, 79 points in total and Genius at 55, with a single 8-letter pangram, HONEYBUN at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 6 of the 23 words.
B
E
H
N
O
U
Y
23Accepted words
79Max score
55Genius at
1Pangram
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 N. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 8-letter word that starts with H and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BONBON, BONE, BONNY, BONOBO) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: B, E, H, O, U, Y, N.
HONEYBUN
All 23 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
been
bonbon
bone
bonny
bonobo
bony
boon
bunny
ebon
ebony
enby
hobnob
hone
honey
honeybee
honeybun
nene
neon
none
noob
noon
noun
nubby
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