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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, February 12, 2026

Center letter N (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, F, M, O, R, T

A Thursday Bee built around the center letter N: 41 words, 188 points in total and Genius at 131, with one pangram, FRONTMAN at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 7 of the 41 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
F
M
N
O
R
T
41Accepted words
188Max score
131Genius at
1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter N. 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 MA- (MAMMON, MANNA, MANOR, MANTA) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, F, M, N, O, R, T.

FRONTMAN

All 41 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

affront
annatto
annotator
anon
arrant
font
footman
front
frontman
mammon
manna
manor
manta
mantra
maroon
matron
moan
mono
moon
moonroof
morn
moron
naan
nana
narrator
natant
nonart
nonfat
noon
norm
notator
onto
ottoman
rant
rattan
roan
tantara
tantra
tartan
toon
torn
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