Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Thursday, July 9, 2026
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The hive
C
E
G
I
N
S
U
- Center letterC
- Outer lettersE · G · I · N · S · U
Puzzle at a glance
88
Total words
4
Pangrams
593
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 88 |
Two-letter starts
CE10
CI3
CU18
EC3
EN1
ES2
EU2
GE1
GN1
IC5
IN10
NE2
NI5
SC5
SE3
SI5
SU6
UN6
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Thursday, July 9, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (88 words)
cees
1
cess
1
cine
1
cues
1
cuss
1
ecus
1
ices
1
nice
1
secs
1
sice
1
sics
1
unci
1
cense
5
cines
5
cuing
5
cusec
5
genic
5
icing
5
incus
5
niece
5
scene
5
sices
5
since
5
uncus
5
censes
6
census
6
cesses
6
cueing
6
cuisse
6
cuscus
6
cusecs
6
cusses
6
ecesis
6
icings
6
incise
6
incuse
6
nieces
6
scenes
6
scenic
6
uncini
6
censing
7
cessing
7
cissies
7
cuisine
7
cuisses
7
cunning
7
cussing
7
essence
7
eugenic
7
iciness
7
incense
7
incises
7
incuses
7
science
7
siccing
7
success
7
succuss
7
uncinus
7
censuses
8
cuisines
8
cunnings
8
cuscuses
8
ecesises
8
essences
8
eugenics
15
gneissic
8
incenses
8
incising
8
incusing
8
niceness
8
sciences
8
succinic
8
censusing
16
icinesses
9
incensing
9
nescience
9
successes
9
succusses
9
unsuccess
9
ensigncies
10
nesciences
10
nicenesses
10
senescence
10
succussing
10
cunningness
18
senescences
11
unsuccesses
11
cunningnesses
20