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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, April 9, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter C: 32 words, 149 points in total and Genius at 104, with one pangram, EFFACEMENT at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 9 of the 32 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
A
E
F
C
M
N
T
32Accepted words
149Max score
104Genius at
1Pangrams
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter C. 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 CA- (CAFE, CAFTAN, CAME, CANCAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, F, M, N, T.
EFFACEMENT
All 32 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
accent
acetate
acme
acne
affect
cafe
caftan
came
cancan
cane
canna
cant
cantata
canteen
cement
cent
cetacean
efface
effacement
effect
emcee
enact
enactment
face
facet
fact
fence
mace
mecca
menace
tacet
tact
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