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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, June 1, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter I: 44 words, 223 points in total and Genius at 156, with one pangram, INEXACT at the top of the list. The IN- family alone contributes 9 of the 44 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
A
C
E
I
N
T
X
44Accepted words
223Max score
156Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 7 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on IN- (INANE, INCANT, INCITE, INEXACT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, I, N, T, X.
INEXACT
All 44 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acetic
ancient
anti
antic
ataxia
attain
attic
cacti
canine
cantina
cite
entice
excite
exit
extinct
inane
incant
incite
inexact
initiate
innate
innie
intact
intent
niacin
nice
niece
nine
nineteen
nite
tacit
tactic
tactician
taint
tannic
tannin
taxi
tinct
tine
tint
titan
titanic
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