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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, August 28, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter V: 21 words, 119 points in total and Genius at 83, with a single 8-letter pangram, VALIDITY at the top of the list. The VI- family alone contributes 8 of the 21 words.
A
D
I
V
L
T
Y
21Accepted words
119Max score
83Genius 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 V. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 8-letter word that starts with V and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on VI- (VIAL, VILLA, VITAL, VITALITY) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, D, I, L, T, Y, V.
VALIDITY
All 21 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
avail
avid
avidity
avidly
diva
divvy
lava
livid
lividity
lividly
valid
validity
validly
vial
villa
vital
vitality
vitally
vivid
vividity
vividly
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