Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, September 20, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter H: 79 words, 353 points in total and Genius at 247, with two pangrams, ATHLETIC and ETHICAL at the top of the list. The CH- family alone contributes 17 of the 79 words.
A
C
E
H
I
L
T
79Accepted words
353Max score
247Genius at
2Pangrams
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 H. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 8, 7 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CH- (CHAI, CHALET, CHALICE, CHALLAH) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, I, L, T, H.
ATHLETIC
ETHICAL
All 79 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
ache
athlete
athletic
attach
attache
cache
cachet
catch
catchall
chai
chalet
chalice
challah
chat
chattel
cheat
cheetah
chia
chic
chica
chichi
chicle
chili
chill
chit
chitchat
cliche
each
etch
ethic
ethical
hail
halal
hale
halite
hall
halt
hatch
hatchet
hate
hath
hatha
heal
health
heat
heath
hectic
heel
heliacal
helical
hell
hellcat
hiatal
hill
hilt
hitch
itch
latch
lath
lathe
leach
lech
leech
lethal
litchi
lithe
tach
teach
tech
techie
teeth
teethe
telehealth
that
thatch
thee
theta
tilth
tithe
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