Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, February 22, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter L: 42 words, 212 points in total and Genius at 148, with one pangram, LURKING at the top of the list. The LU- family alone contributes 11 of the 42 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.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter L. 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 LU- (LUGGING, LUGING, LULL, LULLING) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: G, I, K, L, N, R, U.
All 42 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.