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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, September 13, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter N: 40 words, 222 points in total and Genius at 155, with 3 pangrams: ANTIOXIDANT, OXIDANT and OXIDATION at the top of the list. The AN- family alone contributes 9 of the 40 words.
A
D
I
N
O
T
X
40Accepted words
222Max score
155Genius at
3Pangrams
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 N. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 3 pangrams today, running 11, 7, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on AN- (ANION, ANNATTO, ANNOTATION, ANOINT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, D, I, O, T, X, N.
ANTIOXIDANT
OXIDANT
OXIDATION
All 40 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
addition
anion
annatto
annotation
anoint
anon
anoxia
anti
antioxidant
antitoxin
attain
axon
dino
dint
dioxin
donation
initiation
into
intonation
naan
nada
naiad
nana
natant
nation
noon
notation
notion
onion
onto
oxidant
oxidation
taint
tannin
taxation
taxon
tint
titan
toon
toxin
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