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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, January 11, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter P: 31 words, 153 points in total and Genius at 107, with a single 9-letter pangram, COMPANION at the top of the list. The PA- family alone contributes 6 of the 31 words.
A
C
I
P
M
N
O
31Accepted words
153Max score
107Genius 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 P. 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 C and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on PA- (PAIN, PAMPA, PANAMA, PANIC) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, C, I, M, N, O, P.
COMPANION
All 31 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
apian
camp
campo
canopic
capo
capon
cioppino
comp
companion
coop
minicamp
nincompoop
opinion
pain
pampa
panama
panic
panini
papa
piano
pica
picnic
pimp
pinion
pippin
poinciana
pomp
pompano
pompom
poop
poppa
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