Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, June 12, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter N: 60 words, 306 points in total and Genius at 214, with one pangram, APPLICANT at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 9 of the 60 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
A
C
I
N
L
P
T
60Accepted words
306Max score
214Genius 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 N. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CANAL, CANCAN, CANNA, CANT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, I, L, N, P, T.
APPLICANT
All 60 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
anal
annal
anti
antic
anticipant
apian
applicant
attain
canal
cancan
canna
cant
cantata
cantina
captain
catnap
catnip
clan
clinic
clinical
clinician
inapt
incant
initial
intact
lain
lanai
lantana
lint
naan
nail
nana
natal
natant
niacin
pain
paint
panic
panini
pant
patina
picnic
pinata
pint
pintail
pippin
plain
plaint
plan
plant
plantain
pliant
tactician
taint
tannic
tannin
tinct
tint
titan
titanic
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