Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, February 20, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter U: 28 words, 100 points in total and Genius at 70, with one pangram, LADYBUG at the top of the list. The BU- family alone contributes 8 of the 28 words, more than any other family on the board. The words themselves run from 4 to 8 letters in length, and every single one of them is listed below in full.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter U. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
There is one pangram today, it is 7 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on BU- (BUBBA, BUBBLY, BUDDY, BUGGY) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, D, G, L, U, Y.
All 28 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.