Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter M: 47 words, 253 points in total and Genius at 177, with a single 10-letter pangram, NICKNAMING at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 21 of the 47 words.
A
C
G
M
I
K
N
47Accepted words
253Max score
177Genius 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 M. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 10-letter word that starts with N and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on MA- (MACING, MAGI, MAGIC, MAGICIAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, C, G, I, K, N, M.
NICKNAMING
All 47 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
aiming
anima
caiman
cami
gamin
gaming
gamma
gimmick
gimmicking
imaging
imagining
imam
macing
magi
magic
magician
magma
maim
maiming
main
maki
making
mama
mamma
managing
manakin
manga
mania
maniac
manic
manikin
manna
manning
mica
miking
mimic
mimicking
miming
mincing
mini
minicam
minim
minima
mining
mink
naming
nicknaming
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