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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, August 7, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter G: 50 words, 314 points in total and Genius at 219, with a single 9-letter pangram, EXPENDING at the top of the list. The PI- family alone contributes 10 of the 50 words.
D
E
I
G
N
P
X
50Accepted words
314Max score
219Genius 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 G. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 9-letter word that starts with E and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on PI- (PIDGIN, PIGGED, PIGGING, PIGPEN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, E, I, N, P, X, G.
EXPENDING
All 50 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
deeding
deepening
deign
deigned
deigning
depending
digging
ding
dinged
dinging
dining
dipping
edge
edged
edging
egged
egging
ending
engine
expending
gene
genie
genii
gigged
gigging
ginned
ginning
indexing
indigene
inning
needing
nipping
nixing
peeing
peeping
pegged
pegging
pending
penning
pepping
pidgin
pigged
pigging
pigpen
ping
pinged
pinging
pining
pinning
piping
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