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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, July 1, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter E: 51 words, 224 points in total and Genius at 156, with two pangrams, HICCUPED and HICCUPPED at the top of the list. The DE- family alone contributes 11 of the 51 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
D
H
E
I
P
U
51Accepted words
224Max score
156Genius 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 E. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are two pangrams today, they run 8 to 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DE- (DECIDE, DECIDED, DEDUCE, DEDUCED) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: C, D, E, H, I, P, U.
HICCUPED
HICCUPPED
All 51 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
cede
ceded
cheep
cheeped
chide
chided
chipped
cued
cupped
decide
decided
deduce
deduced
deed
deeded
deep
deice
deiced
deicide
deuce
dice
diced
died
dipped
dude
dupe
duped
eddied
educe
educed
epee
epic
heed
heeded
hiccuped
hiccupped
hide
hippie
hued
iced
peed
peep
peeped
pepped
piece
pieced
pied
pipe
piped
puce
upped
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