Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, June 20, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter R: 55 words, 297 points in total and Genius at 207, with three pangrams, DROWNING, WORDING and WRONGDOING at the top of the list. The GR- family alone contributes 11 of the 55 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters. The pangrams between them are worth 46 points toward the 297 total.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter R. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
There are three pangrams today, they run 7 to 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on GR- (GRID, GRIDIRON, GRIN, GRIND) do much of the heavy work today.
The three pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: D, G, I, N, O, R, W.
All 55 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.