Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, September 3, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter T: 60 words, 291 points in total and Genius at 203, with two pangrams, LITTLENECK and TELEKINETIC at the top of the list. The TI- family alone contributes 13 of the 60 words.
C
E
I
T
K
L
N
60Accepted words
291Max score
203Genius 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 T. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 10, 11 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TI- (TICK, TICKET, TICKLE, TIKI) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: C, E, I, K, L, N, T.
LITTLENECK
TELEKINETIC
All 60 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
cent
cite
client
clientele
eclectic
elect
electee
elicit
elite
entente
entice
entitle
illicit
incite
inlet
intel
intellect
intent
kente
kettle
kilt
kinetic
kite
kitten
knelt
knit
lenient
lent
lentil
licit
lilt
linnet
lint
lintel
lite
little
littleneck
necktie
netlike
nettle
nineteen
nite
teen
telekinetic
tell
tenet
tent
tick
ticket
tickle
tiki
tile
till
tilt
tinct
tine
tinkle
tint
title
tittle
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