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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, September 9, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter R: 20 words, 60 points in total and Genius at 42, with a single 7-letter pangram, PURLOIN at the top of the list. The PO- family alone contributes 4 of the 20 words.
I
L
N
R
O
P
U
20Accepted words
60Max score
42Genius 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 R. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with P and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on PO- (POOR, PORN, PORNO, POUR) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: I, L, N, O, P, U, R.
PURLOIN
All 20 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
inurn
iron
noir
nori
poor
porn
porno
pour
prion
prior
pronoun
prop
purl
purloin
purr
rill
roil
roll
ruin
unroll
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