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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, February 13, 2026

Center letter L (required in every word) · Outer letters: D, E, N, O, U, V

A Friday Bee built around the center letter L: 59 words, 272 points in total and Genius at 190, with two pangrams, UNEVOLVED and UNLOVED at the top of the list. The LO- family alone contributes 10 of the 59 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.

D
E
N
L
O
U
V
59Accepted words
272Max score
190Genius at
2Pangrams

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Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter L. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There are two pangrams today, they run 7 to 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on LO- (LODE, LOLL, LOLLED, LONE) do much of the heavy work today.

The two pangrams

Each uses all seven letters: D, E, L, N, O, U, V.

UNEVOLVED
UNLOVED

All 59 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

dell
delude
deluded
delve
delved
devolve
devolved
dole
doled
doll
dolled
doodle
doodled
duel
dueled
dull
dulled
eleven
elude
eluded
evolve
evolved
lede
lend
levee
level
leveled
lode
loll
lolled
lone
loon
loud
louden
loudened
love
loved
lull
lulled
lulu
lune
needle
needled
nodule
noel
noodle
noodled
nouvelle
novel
null
olden
oleo
ovule
unevolved
unlevel
unloved
veld
venule
vole
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