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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, September 25, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter C: 59 words, 319 points in total and Genius at 223, with a single 8-letter pangram, DEVIANCE at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 15 of the 59 words.
A
D
E
C
I
N
V
59Accepted words
319Max score
223Genius 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 C. 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 D and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CA- (CADDIE, CADDIED, CADENCE, CANCAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, D, E, I, N, V, C.
DEVIANCE
All 59 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
accede
acceded
aced
acid
acidic
acne
advance
advanced
advice
caddie
caddied
cadence
cancan
candid
candied
cane
caned
canid
canine
canna
canned
cava
cave
caved
cede
ceded
cicada
civic
dance
danced
decade
decadence
deceive
deceived
decide
decided
deice
deiced
deicide
deviance
device
dice
diced
evidence
evidenced
evince
evinced
iced
incidence
indica
indicia
niacin
nice
niece
vaccine
vice
vivace
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