Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, April 16, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter F: 50 words, 285 points in total and Genius at 199, with three pangrams, AFFILIATING, FLATLINING and INFLATING at the top of the list. The FL- family alone contributes 13 of the 50 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters, and the full answer list is waiting below.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter F. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
There are three pangrams today, they run 9 to 11 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on FL- (FLAG, FLAGGING, FLAIL, FLAILING) do much of the heavy work today.
The three pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, F, G, I, L, N, T.
All 50 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.