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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, September 4, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter D: 66 words, 297 points in total and Genius at 207, with a single 8-letter pangram, ANALYZED at the top of the list. The DE- family alone contributes 13 of the 66 words.
A
E
L
D
N
Y
Z
66Accepted words
297Max score
207Genius 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 D. 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 A and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DE- (DEAD, DEADEN, DEADENED, DEADEYE) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, E, L, N, Y, Z, D.
ANALYZED
All 66 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
added
addend
addenda
addle
addled
adze
allayed
analyzed
annealed
daddy
dale
dally
dandle
dandled
dandy
daze
dazed
dazedly
dazzle
dazzled
dead
deaden
deadened
deadeye
deadly
deal
dean
deed
deeded
delay
delayed
dell
deny
dyad
dyed
dyne
eddy
eland
ended
ennead
eyed
lade
laded
laden
ladle
ladled
lady
land
landed
landlady
lazed
lead
leaded
leaden
leadenly
leaned
lede
lend
nada
need
needed
needle
needled
needy
yelled
yenned
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