Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter I: 41 words, 224 points in total and Genius at 156, with a single 10-letter pangram, DIZZYINGLY at the top of the list. The DI- family alone contributes 13 of the 41 words.
D
G
L
I
N
Y
Z
41Accepted words
224Max score
156Genius 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 10-letter word that starts with D and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DI- (DIDDLING, DIDDLY, DIGGING, DILL) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, G, L, N, Y, Z, I.
DIZZYINGLY
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
diddling
diddly
digging
dill
dilly
ding
dinging
dingy
dining
dizzily
dizzy
dizzying
dizzyingly
dying
giddily
giddy
giddying
gigging
giggling
giggly
gild
gilding
gill
gilling
ginning
gliding
idling
idly
idyl
idyll
illy
inning
lily
lining
lying
niggling
ninny
zigging
zing
zinging
zingy
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