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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter K: 34 words, 150 points in total and Genius at 105, with two pangrams, CHUNKED and UNCHECKED at the top of the list. The CH- family alone contributes 7 of the 34 words.
C
D
E
K
H
N
U
34Accepted words
150Max score
105Genius 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 K. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 7, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CH- (CHECK, CHECKED, CHEEK, CHUCK) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: C, D, E, H, N, U, K.
CHUNKED
UNCHECKED
All 34 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
check
checked
cheek
chuck
chucked
chunk
chunked
cuke
deck
decked
deke
deked
duck
ducked
duke
duked
dunk
dunked
eked
heck
hunk
keen
keened
knee
kneed
kudu
neck
necked
nuke
nuked
nunchuck
nunchuk
uncheck
unchecked
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