Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter I: 66 words, 309 points in total and Genius at 216, with two pangrams, FACELIFT and FACILITATE at the top of the list. The FI- family alone contributes 8 of the 66 words.
A
C
E
I
F
L
T
66Accepted words
309Max score
216Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 8, 10 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on FI- (FIAT, FIEF, FIFE, FILE) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, F, L, T, I.
FACELIFT
FACILITATE
All 66 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acetic
affiliate
afflict
alit
atilt
attic
cacti
calcite
cattail
celiac
celli
cilia
cite
cliff
eclectic
elicit
elite
facelift
facial
facile
facilitate
fail
fiat
fief
fife
file
filet
filial
fill
fillet
flail
flit
icefall
icicle
iliac
illicit
italic
lactic
laic
laical
lattice
leftie
lice
licit
life
lift
lilac
lilt
lite
little
tacit
tactic
tactical
tactile
tail
tali
tallit
tiff
tile
till
tilt
titillate
title
tittle
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