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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, February 8, 2026

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

A Sunday Bee built around the center letter I: 60 words, 284 points in total and Genius at 198, with two pangrams, BULLETIN and EBULLIENT at the top of the list. The LI- family alone contributes 12 of the 60 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.

B
E
L
I
N
T
U
60Accepted words
284Max score
198Genius at
2Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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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 - Pangrams

There are two pangrams today, they run 8 to 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on LI- (LIBEL, LIBELEE, LIEN, LIEU) do much of the heavy work today.

The two pangrams

Each uses all seven letters: B, E, I, L, N, T, U.

BULLETIN
EBULLIENT

All 60 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

beeline
belie
belittle
beltline
bible
bile
bill
billet
bite
bitten
blin
blini
built
bulletin
ebullient
elite
ennui
entitle
inbuilt
inlet
innie
intel
intent
intuit
inutile
lenient
lentil
libel
libelee
lien
lieu
lilt
line
linen
linnet
lint
lintel
lite
little
nibble
nine
nineteen
nite
nubbin
nubile
tile
till
tilt
tine
tint
title
tittle
tutti
unbuilt
unit
unite
unlit
untie
until
utile
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