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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, July 20, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter I: 38 words, 136 points in total and Genius at 95, with two pangrams, MILLIONTH and MONOLITH at the top of the list. The MI- family alone contributes 8 of the 38 words.
H
L
M
I
N
O
T
38Accepted words
136Max score
95Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 9, 8 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on MI- (MILL, MILLION, MILLIONTH, MINI) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: H, L, M, N, O, T, I.
MILLIONTH
MONOLITH
All 38 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
hill
hilt
hint
into
lilt
limit
limn
limo
lint
lion
litho
loin
lotion
mill
million
millionth
mini
minim
minion
mint
mitt
moil
monolith
moonlit
motion
ninth
nonillion
notion
olio
omit
onion
thin
till
tilt
tilth
tint
toil
tomtit
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