Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, February 21, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter M: 66 words, 383 points in total and Genius at 268, with six pangrams, AMNIOTIC, ANATOMIC, CONTAMINANT, CONTAMINATION, MANICOTTI and MONATOMIC at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 12 of the 66 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 13 letters, and the full answer list is waiting 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 six pangrams today, they run 8 to 13 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on MA- (MAIM, MAIN, MAINTAIN, MAMA) do much of the heavy work today.
The six pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, I, M, N, O, T.
All 66 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.