Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, April 24, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter D: 47 words, 257 points in total and Genius at 179, with one pangram, ABANDONING at the top of the list. The DO- family alone contributes 8 of the 47 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
A
B
G
D
I
N
O
47Accepted words
257Max score
179Genius 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 D. 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 DO- (DODGING, DODO, DOGGING, DOGGO) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, D, G, I, N, O.
ABANDONING
All 47 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abandon
abandoning
abiding
adagio
adding
adobo
aiding
badging
band
bandaging
bandana
bandanna
banding
bidding
biding
bind
bindi
binding
boding
bond
bonding
dabbing
dang
digging
ding
dinging
dingo
dining
dino
dodging
dodo
dogging
doggo
doing
dong
donning
doodad
gadding
goad
goading
gonad
good
indigo
nada
naiad
nodding
nonbinding
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