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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, July 2, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter M: 53 words, 258 points in total and Genius at 180, with one pangram, MELTING at the top of the list. The MI- family alone contributes 18 of the 53 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.
E
G
I
M
L
N
T
53Accepted words
258Max score
180Genius 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 M. 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 MI- (MIEN, MILE, MILL, MILLET) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: E, G, I, L, M, N, T.
MELTING
All 53 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
element
eminent
emit
emitting
entitlement
gentlemen
gimlet
gimme
imminent
item
lemming
lime
limit
limiting
limn
limning
linemen
liniment
meet
meeting
melee
melt
melting
meme
meming
mentee
mete
meting
mettle
mien
mile
mill
millet
milling
mime
miming
mine
mingle
mingling
mini
minim
mining
mint
minting
mite
mitt
mitten
teem
teeming
tenement
time
timeline
timing
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