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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, March 20, 2026

Center letter M (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, C, D, E, H, T

A Friday Bee built around the center letter M: 56 words, 232 points in total and Genius at 162, with one pangram, MATCHED at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 18 of the 56 words, more than any other family on the board. The words on this board run from 4 to 8 letters in length, and every one of them is listed below.

A
C
D
M
E
H
T
56Accepted words
232Max score
162Genius at
1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

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

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There is one pangram today, it is 7 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on MA- (MACADAM, MACE, MACED, MACHETE) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, C, D, E, H, M, T.

MATCHED

All 56 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

academe
acme
ahem
came
dame
dammed
deem
deemed
edamame
edema
emcee
emceed
hamate
hammed
heme
hemmed
macadam
mace
maced
machete
madam
madame
made
mahatma
mama
mamma
match
matcha
matched
mate
mated
math
matte
matted
mead
meat
meathead
mecca
meet
meme
memed
meta
metadata
mete
meted
meth
tame
tamed
team
teamed
teammate
teem
teemed
them
theme
themed
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