Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, August 22, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter I: 56 words, 304 points in total and Genius at 212, with two pangrams, CURTAIN and TACITURN at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 8 of the 56 words.
A
C
N
I
R
T
U
56Accepted words
304Max score
212Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 7, 8 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TA- (TACIT, TACITURN, TACTIC, TACTICIAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, N, R, T, U, I.
CURTAIN
TACITURN
All 56 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
antarctic
anti
antic
arancini
arctic
aria
arnica
atria
attain
attic
cacti
cairn
cantina
circa
circuit
cirri
citric
crania
critic
curtain
incant
incur
intact
intuit
inurn
irritant
niacin
nitric
rain
raita
rani
ricin
ruin
runic
tacit
taciturn
tactic
tactician
taint
tannic
tannin
tantric
tiara
tinct
tint
titan
titanic
train
trait
tunic
tutti
unit
unitarian
uric
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