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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter N: 39 words, 182 points in total and Genius at 127, with a single 7-letter pangram, HALCYON at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 8 of the 39 words.
A
C
H
N
L
O
Y
39Accepted words
182Max score
127Genius 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 N. 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 H and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CANAL, CANCAN, CANNA, CANNON) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, C, H, L, O, Y, N.
HALCYON
All 39 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
anal
anally
ancho
annal
annoy
anon
anyhoo
canal
cancan
canna
cannon
canny
canola
canon
canyon
chancy
clan
clonal
cocoon
colcannon
colon
colony
conch
cyan
halcyon
honcho
llano
loan
loon
loony
naan
nacho
nana
nanny
nonlocal
noon
nylon
onlay
only
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