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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, January 9, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter H: 37 words, 174 points in total and Genius at 121, with a single 9-letter pangram, HEADPIECE at the top of the list. The CH- family alone contributes 16 of the 37 words.
A
C
D
H
E
I
P
37Accepted words
174Max score
121Genius 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 H. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 9-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 CH- (CHAD, CHAI, CHAP, CHAPPED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, C, D, E, I, P, H.
HEADPIECE
All 37 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
ache
ached
ahead
aphid
cache
cached
chad
chai
chap
chapped
cheap
cheapie
cheep
cheeped
chia
chic
chica
chichi
chide
chided
chip
chipped
dacha
deadhead
deadheaded
each
head
headache
headed
headpiece
heap
heaped
heed
heeded
hide
hippie
peach
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