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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, February 6, 2026

Center letter E (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, C, G, I, M, N

A Friday Bee built around the center letter E: 61 words, 260 points in total and Genius at 182, with one pangram, MENACING at the top of the list. The ME- family alone contributes 9 of the 61 words, more than any other family on the board. The words on this board run from 4 to 9 letters in length, and every one of them is listed below.

A
C
G
E
I
M
N
61Accepted words
260Max score
182Genius at
1Pangrams

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 - Pangrams

There is one pangram today, it is 8 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on ME- (MEAN, MEANIE, MEANING, MECCA) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, G, I, M, N.

MENACING

All 61 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

acme
acne
ageing
amen
anemia
anemic
anime
cage
came
cane
canine
cinema
egging
emcee
emceeing
eminence
encage
encaging
enema
engage
engaging
engine
enigma
gage
game
gamine
gene
genie
genii
gimme
iceman
icemen
image
imagine
imminence
inane
innie
mace
mage
manage
mane
mange
mean
meanie
meaning
mecca
mega
meme
meming
menace
menacing
mice
mien
mime
mince
mine
name
nene
nice
niece
nine
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