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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, January 15, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter I: 37 words, 165 points in total and Genius at 115, with a single 8-letter pangram, WEIGHTED at the top of the list. The TI- family alone contributes 7 of the 37 words.
D
E
G
I
H
T
W
37Accepted words
165Max score
115Genius 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 8-letter word that starts with W and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TI- (TIDE, TIDED, TIDIED, TIED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, E, G, H, T, W, I.
WEIGHTED
All 37 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
died
diet
dieted
digit
eddied
edit
edited
eight
eighth
eightieth
gigged
height
hide
high
thigh
tide
tided
tidied
tied
tight
tithe
tithed
twig
twit
wedgie
weigh
weighed
weight
weighted
whit
white
wide
widget
width
wigged
wight
with
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