Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, February 19, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter M: 55 words, 213 points in total and Genius at 149, with two pangrams, MATHEMATIC and THEMATIC at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 13 of the 55 words, more than any other family on the board. The words on this board run from 4 to 10 letters in length, and every one of them is listed below.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter M. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
There are two pangrams today, they run 8 to 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on MA- (MACE, MACHETE, MAHATMA, MAHIMAHI) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, H, I, M, T.
All 55 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.