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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, April 20, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter L: 55 words, 237 points in total and Genius at 165, with one pangram, DAINTILY at the top of the list. The LA- family alone contributes 8 of the 55 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
A
D
I
L
N
T
Y
55Accepted words
237Max score
165Genius 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 L. 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 LA- (LADY, LAID, LAIN, LAITY) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, D, I, L, N, T, Y.
DAINTILY
All 55 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
alit
allay
ally
anal
anally
annal
atilt
daily
daintily
dally
dandily
daylily
daylit
dial
diddly
dill
dilly
dillydally
idly
idyl
idyll
illy
initial
initially
inlaid
inland
inlay
lady
laid
lain
laity
lanai
land
landlady
lantana
lilt
lily
lint
linty
litany
nail
natal
natality
nattily
tail
tali
tall
tallit
tally
tidal
tidally
tidily
till
tilt
tinily
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