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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, February 28, 2026

Center letter I (required in every word) · Outer letters: D, E, H, K, L, O

A Saturday Bee built around the center letter I: 38 words, 161 points in total and Genius at 112, with one pangram, LIKELIHOOD at the top of the list. The DI- family alone contributes 7 of the 38 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.

D
E
H
I
K
L
O
38Accepted words
161Max score
112Genius at
1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

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

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There is one pangram today, it is 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on DI- (DIDDLE, DIDDLED, DIED, DIKE) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: D, E, H, I, K, L, O.

LIKELIHOOD

All 38 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

deli
diddle
diddled
died
dike
dildo
dill
diode
dollied
eddied
elide
elided
hide
hike
hiked
hill
hilled
hoodie
idle
idled
idol
iodide
keloid
kidded
kiddie
kiddo
kill
killed
kilo
lidded
lied
like
liked
likelihood
oiled
oldie
olio
ollie
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