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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, August 14, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter M: 62 words, 363 points in total and Genius at 254, with 3 pangrams: ADMITTING, INTIMIDATING and MANDATING at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 21 of the 62 words.
A
D
G
M
I
N
T
62Accepted words
363Max score
254Genius at
3Pangrams
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 M. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 3 pangrams today, running 9, 12, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on MA- (MADAM, MADMAN, MAGI, MAGMA) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, D, G, I, N, T, M.
ADMITTING
INTIMIDATING
MANDATING
All 62 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
adamant
adman
admin
admit
admitting
aiming
amid
anima
animating
damaging
damming
dammit
damn
damning
dimming
gamin
gaming
gamma
imaging
imagining
imam
imitating
intimating
intimidating
madam
madman
magi
magma
maid
maim
maiming
main
maintain
maintaining
mama
mamma
managing
mandating
manga
mania
manna
manning
manta
mating
matting
midi
miming
mind
minding
mini
minim
minima
mining
mint
minting
mitigating
mitt
naming
taming
tatami
timid
timing
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