Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter C: 41 words, 258 points in total and Genius at 180, with two pangrams, CLEMENTINE and INCLEMENT at the top of the list. The CL- family alone contributes 6 of the 41 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
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41Accepted words
258Max score
180Genius at
2Pangrams
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 C. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are two pangrams today, they run 9 to 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CL- (CLEMENT, CLEMENTINE, CLIENT, CLIENTELE) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: C, E, I, L, M, N, T.
CLEMENTINE
INCLEMENT
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
cell
celli
cement
cent
cite
clement
clementine
client
clientele
clime
clinic
eclectic
elect
electee
elicit
emcee
emetic
eminence
entice
enticement
icemen
icicle
illicit
imminence
incite
incitement
inclement
incline
intellect
lenience
lice
licit
memetic
mice
mimetic
mimic
mince
nice
niece
tinct
titmice
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