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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, February 9, 2026

Center letter T (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, C, I, K, L, O

A Monday Bee built around the center letter T: 58 words, 220 points in total and Genius at 154, with one pangram, COCKTAIL at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 14 of the 58 words, more than any other family on the board. The words on this board run from 4 to 8 letters in length, and every one of them is listed below.

A
C
I
T
K
L
O
58Accepted words
220Max score
154Genius at
1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter T. 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 TA- (TACIT, TACK, TACO, TACT) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, C, I, K, L, O, T.

COCKTAIL

All 58 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

alit
allot
alto
atilt
atoll
attack
attic
cacti
catcall
cattail
clot
coat
coati
coattail
cockatoo
cocktail
coital
colt
coot
illicit
iota
italic
kilt
lactic
licit
lilt
loot
lotto
octal
tacit
tack
taco
tact
tactic
tactical
tail
tailcoat
talc
tali
talk
tall
tallit
tattoo
tick
ticktock
tiki
tikka
till
tilt
toccata
tock
toil
toll
took
tool
toolkit
toot
total
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