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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, February 27, 2026

Center letter P (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, B, C, E, I, L

A Friday Bee built around the center letter P: 55 words, 241 points in total and Genius at 168, with two pangrams, APPLICABLE and CLIPPABLE at the top of the list. The PA- 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.

A
B
C
P
E
I
L
55Accepted words
241Max score
168Genius at
2Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

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

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There are two pangrams today, they run 9 to 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on PA- (PACE, PAELLA, PAIL, PALACE) do much of the heavy work today.

The two pangrams

Each uses all seven letters: A, B, C, E, I, L, P.

APPLICABLE
CLIPPABLE

All 55 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

alpaca
apace
apiece
appall
appeal
appealable
appellee
apple
applicable
beep
bicep
bleep
blip
capable
cape
clap
clip
clippable
epee
epic
ipecac
lapel
leap
pace
paella
pail
palace
palapa
pale
pall
palp
palpable
papa
papal
papilla
papillae
peace
peaceable
peal
pebble
peel
peelable
peep
pellicle
pica
piece
pile
pill
pipe
place
plea
pleb
plebe
pliable
plie
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