Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, July 18, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter C: 73 words, 389 points in total and Genius at 272, with two pangrams, ELLIPTICAL and TAILPIECE at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 11 of the 73 words.
A
E
I
C
L
P
T
73Accepted words
389Max score
272Genius 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 C. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 10, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CACTI, CALCITE, CALL, CALLA) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, E, I, L, P, T, C.
ELLIPTICAL
TAILPIECE
All 73 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
accept
acetal
acetate
acetic
alpaca
apace
apiece
attic
cacti
calcite
call
calla
cape
capital
caplet
catalpa
catcall
cattail
cattle
celiac
cell
celli
cilia
cite
clap
cleat
clip
eclat
eclectic
ecliptic
elect
electee
elicit
elliptic
elliptical
epic
epileptic
icicle
iliac
illicit
ipecac
italic
lace
lactate
lacteal
lactic
laic
laical
lattice
lice
licit
lilac
pace
pact
palace
peace
pellicle
peptic
pica
piccata
piece
placate
place
tacet
tacit
tact
tactic
tactical
tactile
tailpiece
talc
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