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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, August 30, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter E: 43 words, 201 points in total and Genius at 140, with a single 8-letter pangram, EXCITING at the top of the list. The EX- family alone contributes 8 of the 43 words.
C
G
I
E
N
T
X
43Accepted words
201Max score
140Genius 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 E. 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 E and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on EX- (EXCITE, EXCITING, EXEC, EXIGENT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: C, G, I, N, T, X, E.
EXCITING
All 43 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
cent
cite
egging
engine
entente
entice
enticing
excite
exciting
exec
exigent
exit
exiting
extent
extinct
gene
genetic
genie
genii
gent
getting
ignite
incite
innie
intent
nene
netting
next
nice
niece
nine
nineteen
nite
teeing
teen
tenet
tent
tenting
text
texting
tine
tinge
tingeing
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