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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, June 22, 2026

Center letter C (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, E, H, I, L, M

A Monday Bee built around the center letter C: 55 words, 229 points in total and Genius at 160, with one pangram, CHEMICAL at the top of the list. The CH- family alone contributes 12 of the 55 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 8 letters. The pangram CHEMICAL alone is worth 15 points of the 229 total.

A
E
H
C
I
L
M
55Accepted words
229Max score
160Genius at
1Pangrams

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Hint 0 of 3

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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 is one pangram today, it is 8 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on CH- (CHAI, CHALICE, CHALLAH, CHEMICAL) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, H, I, L, M.

CHEMICAL

All 55 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

acacia
acai
acclaim
ache
acme
cache
call
calla
calm
came
camel
camellia
cami
celiac
cell
celli
chai
chalice
challah
chemical
chia
chic
chica
chichi
chicle
chili
chill
chime
cilia
claim
clam
cliche
clime
each
emcee
hamachi
heliacal
helical
icicle
iliac
lace
laic
laical
leach
lech
leech
lice
lilac
mace
malic
malice
mecca
mica
mice
mimic
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