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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, April 12, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter N: 62 words, 269 points in total and Genius at 188, with one pangram, NONCHALANCE at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 9 of the 62 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.
A
C
E
N
H
L
O
62Accepted words
269Max score
188Genius 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 N. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 11 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CANAL, CANCAN, CANCEL, CANE) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, H, L, N, O.
NONCHALANCE
All 62 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acne
aeon
alone
anal
ancho
annal
anneal
anon
canal
cancan
cancel
cane
canna
cannon
canoe
canola
canon
chance
chancel
channel
clan
clean
clench
clone
cocoon
colcannon
colleen
colon
colonel
conceal
conch
cone
echelon
elan
enhance
enlace
hence
henna
honcho
hone
lance
lane
lean
llano
loan
lone
loon
naan
nacelle
nacho
nana
nene
neocon
neon
noel
nonce
nonchalance
none
nonlocal
noon
ocean
once
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