Spelling Bee · Hints and answers

Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Center letter A (required in every word) · Outer letters: E, M, N, P, T, V

A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter A: 62 words, 229 points in total and Genius at 160, with one pangram, PAVEMENT at the top of the list. The PA- family alone contributes 12 of the 62 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 8 letters.

62Accepted words

229Max score

160Genius at

1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

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

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There is one pangram today, it is 8 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on PA- (PAEAN, PAMPA, PANAMA, PANE) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, E, M, N, P, T, V.

PAVEMENT

All 62 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

amen

ante

antenna

antennae

apeman

apemen

apnea

attempt

eaten

eave

emanate

enema

mama

mamma

manatee

mane

manna

manta

mate

matte

maven

mean

meant

meat