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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, September 12, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter I: 70 words, 284 points in total and Genius at 198, with a single 9-letter pangram, IMPARTIAL at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 7 of the 70 words.
A
L
M
I
P
R
T
70Accepted words
284Max score
198Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 9-letter word that starts with I and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TA- (TAIL, TAILLAMP, TALI, TALLIT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, L, M, P, R, T, I.
IMPARTIAL
All 70 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
airmail
alit
aria
aril
armpit
atilt
atria
atrial
imam
impair
impala
impart
impartial
lair
lariat
liar
lilt
lima
limit
limp
lira
mail
maim
malaria
malarial
marital
martial
militia
mill
mitral
mitt
pail
pair
palatial
papilla
partial
partita
pill
pillar
pimp
pipit
pita
pitapat
plait
prim
primal
primp
rail
raita
rattail
rial
rill
tail
taillamp
tali
tallit
tamari
tapir
tatami
tiara
tilapia
till
tilt
tipi
trail
trait
trial
trill
trim
trip
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