Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, January 12, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter I: 46 words, 223 points in total and Genius at 156, with a single 9-letter pangram, ITALICIZE at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 7 of the 46 words.
A
C
E
I
L
T
Z
46Accepted words
223Max score
156Genius 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 I. 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 I and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TA- (TACIT, TACTIC, TACTICAL, TACTILE) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, C, E, L, T, Z, I.
ITALICIZE
All 46 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acetic
alit
atilt
attic
cacti
calcite
cattail
celiac
celli
cilia
cite
eclectic
elicit
elite
icicle
iliac
illicit
italic
italicize
lactic
laic
laical
laicize
lattice
lice
licit
lilac
lilt
lite
little
tacit
tactic
tactical
tactile
tail
tali
tallit
tile
till
tilt
titillate
title
tittle
ziti
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