Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, July 23, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter F: 40 words, 239 points in total and Genius at 167, with two pangrams, COFOUNDED and CONFOUNDED at the top of the list. The FE- family alone contributes 8 of the 40 words.
C
D
E
F
N
O
U
40Accepted words
239Max score
167Genius 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 F. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 9, 10 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on FE- (FECUND, FEED, FENCE, FENCED) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: C, D, E, N, O, U, F.
COFOUNDED
CONFOUNDED
All 40 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
coffee
cofound
cofounded
confound
confounded
cuff
cuffed
defend
defended
defund
defunded
doff
doffed
duff
fecund
feed
fence
fenced
fend
fended
feud
feuded
fond
fondue
food
found
founded
fund
funded
offed
offend
offended
uncuff
uncuffed
undefended
unfed
unfenced
unfounded
unfunded
unoffended
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