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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, August 21, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter U: 23 words, 95 points in total and Genius at 66, with a single 9-letter pangram, GROUNDHOG at the top of the list. The UN- family alone contributes 4 of the 23 words.
D
G
H
U
N
O
R
23Accepted words
95Max score
66Genius 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 U. 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 G and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on UN- (UNDO, UNGROUND, UNHOOD, UNHUNG) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, G, H, N, O, R, U.
GROUNDHOG
All 23 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
dough
dour
drug
dugong
dung
dunno
gourd
ground
groundhog
guru
hound
hour
hung
noun
nunhood
rough
round
rung
udon
undo
unground
unhood
unhung
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