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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, August 6, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter D: 32 words, 140 points in total and Genius at 98, with a single 7-letter pangram, CATBIRD at the top of the list. The DI- family alone contributes 5 of the 32 words.
A
B
C
D
I
R
T
32Accepted words
140Max score
98Genius at
1Pangram
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 D. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with C and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DI- (DIACRITIC, DICTA, DIDACT, DIDACTIC) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, B, C, I, R, T, D.
CATBIRD
All 32 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abracadabra
acid
acidic
acrid
addict
arcadia
arid
bard
bird
brad
braid
card
cardiac
catbird
cicada
dart
data
diacritic
dicta
didact
didactic
dirt
drab
drat
drib
rabid
radar
radii
raid
tabard
tidbit
triad
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