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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, January 16, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter C: 45 words, 178 points in total and Genius at 124, with a single 7-letter pangram, MALEFIC at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 9 of the 45 words.
A
E
F
C
I
L
M
45Accepted words
178Max score
124Genius 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 C. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with M and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CAFE, CALF, CALL, CALLA) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, E, F, I, L, M, C.
MALEFIC
All 45 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acclaim
acme
cafe
calf
call
calla
calm
came
camel
camellia
cami
celiac
cell
celli
cilia
claim
clam
clef
cliff
clime
efface
emcee
face
facial
facile
fecal
fleece
icefall
icicle
iliac
lace
laic
laical
lice
lilac
mace
malefic
malic
malice
mecca
mica
mice
mimic
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