Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, September 18, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter A: 41 words, 209 points in total and Genius at 146, with a single 8-letter pangram, ACQUAINT at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 9 of the 41 words.
C
I
N
A
Q
T
U
41Accepted words
209Max score
146Genius 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 A. 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 A and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TA- (TACIT, TACT, TACTIC, TACTICIAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: C, I, N, Q, T, U, A.
ACQUAINT
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acquaint
acquit
anti
antic
aqua
aquanaut
aquatic
aquatint
attain
attic
aunt
cacti
cancan
canna
cant
cantata
cantina
cinquain
incant
intact
naan
nana
natant
niacin
quaint
quant
quanta
tacit
tact
tactic
tactician
taint
tannic
tannin
taunt
taut
titan
titanic
tuna
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