Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, August 25, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter B: 40 words, 218 points in total and Genius at 152, with two pangrams, BUTTONING and UNBUTTONING at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 17 of the 40 words.
G
I
N
B
O
T
U
40Accepted words
218Max score
152Genius 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 9, 11 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BOBBIN, BOBBING, BOGGING, BOING) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: G, I, N, O, T, U, B.
BUTTONING
UNBUTTONING
All 40 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
bigot
binging
bingo
binning
biotin
biting
bobbin
bobbing
bogging
boing
bonbon
bong
bongo
boning
bonito
bonobo
boob
booboo
booing
boon
boot
booting
bout
bugging
bung
bunion
bunt
bunting
butt
butting
button
buttoning
gibbon
gibing
noob
nubbin
obit
tubing
unbutton
unbuttoning
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