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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, January 26, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter D: 43 words, 186 points in total and Genius at 130, with a single 9-letter pangram, BOYCOTTED at the top of the list. The DE- family alone contributes 12 of the 43 words.
B
C
E
D
O
T
Y
43Accepted words
186Max score
130Genius 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 D. 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 B and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DE- (DEBT, DECO, DECOCT, DECOCTED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: B, C, E, O, T, Y, D.
BOYCOTTED
All 43 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
bedded
bobbed
bode
boded
body
booed
booted
boycotted
cede
ceded
code
coded
coed
cooed
debt
deco
decoct
decocted
decode
decoded
decoy
decoyed
deed
deeded
detect
detected
dodo
dote
doted
dotted
dotty
dyed
ebbed
eddy
eyed
obeyed
teddy
teed
toddy
toed
tooted
toted
toyed
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