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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, January 24, 2026

Center letter E (required in every word) · Outer letters: C, F, I, N, T, U

A Saturday Bee built around the center letter E: 43 words, 188 points in total and Genius at 131, with a single 10-letter pangram, FETTUCCINE at the top of the list. The IN- family alone contributes 6 of the 43 words.

C
F
I
E
N
T
U
43Accepted words
188Max score
131Genius at
1Pangram

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter E. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram

There is one pangram today: a 10-letter word that starts with F and uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on IN- (INCITE, INEFFICIENT, INFECT, INFINITE) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

It uses all seven letters: C, F, I, N, T, U, E.

FETTUCCINE

All 43 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

cent
cite
cute
cutie
effect
effete
efficient
ennui
entente
entice
feet
feint
fence
fete
fettuccine
fief
fife
fifteen
fine
finite
incite
inefficient
infect
infinite
innie
intent
nene
nice
niece
nine
nineteen
nite
teen
teff
tenet
tent
tine
tuffet
tune
tutee
unite
untie
untune
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