Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter F: 31 words, 138 points in total and Genius at 96, with two pangrams, FLIPPANT and PLAINTIFF at the top of the list. The FL- family alone contributes 8 of the 31 words, more than any other family on the board.
A
I
L
F
N
P
T
31Accepted words
138Max score
96Genius 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 F. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 8, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on FL- (FLAIL, FLAN, FLAP, FLAT) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, F, I, L, N, P, T.
FLIPPANT
PLAINTIFF
All 31 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
affiant
alfalfa
antifa
fail
faint
fall
fantail
fatal
fiat
filial
fill
fillip
final
finial
flail
flan
flap
flat
flint
flip
flippant
flit
infant
infill
lift
naif
pfft
pilaf
pitfall
plaintiff
tiff
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