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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter P: 55 words, 248 points in total and Genius at 173, with a single 8-letter pangram, PINEWOOD at the top of the list. The PE- family alone contributes 12 of the 55 words.
D
E
I
P
N
O
W
55Accepted words
248Max score
173Genius 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 P. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 8-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 PE- (PEED, PEEN, PEEP, PEEPED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, E, I, N, O, W, P.
PINEWOOD
All 55 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
deep
deepen
deepened
depend
depended
dipped
dope
doped
epee
epode
ninepin
nipped
nope
open
opened
opine
opined
opinion
opioid
peed
peen
peep
peeped
peewee
pend
pended
penne
penned
peon
pepped
pewee
pied
pine
pined
pinewood
pinion
pinioned
pinned
pinniped
pipe
piped
pippin
pond
pone
ponied
poop
pooped
pope
popped
powwow
weep
weepie
windpipe
wipe
wiped
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