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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter B: 42 words, 228 points in total and Genius at 159, with two pangrams, HEADBANG and HEADBANGED at the top of the list. The BA- family alone contributes 19 of the 42 words.
A
D
E
B
G
H
N
42Accepted words
228Max score
159Genius 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 B. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 8, 10 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BA- (BAAED, BABA, BABE, BADE) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, D, E, G, H, N, B.
HEADBANG
HEADBANGED
All 42 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abed
baaed
baba
babe
bade
badge
badged
baggage
bagged
banana
band
bandage
bandaged
bandana
bandanna
banded
bane
bang
banged
banned
bead
beaded
bean
beanbag
beaned
bedded
bedhead
been
began
begged
behead
beheaded
bend
dabbed
ebbed
gabbed
handbag
headband
headbang
headbanged
henbane
nabbed
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