Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Friday, September 25, 2026
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The hive
Y
C
E
L
R
S
T
- Center letterY
- Outer lettersC · E · L · R · S · T
Puzzle at a glance
101
Total words
3
Pangrams
520
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 24 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 101 |
Two-letter starts
CE1
CL2
CR2
CY8
EE2
ER1
EY9
LE2
LY7
RE9
RY1
SC1
SE5
SL4
ST11
SY4
TE7
TR9
TY7
YE9
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Friday, September 25, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (101 words)
cyst
1
eely
1
eery
1
eyer
1
eyes
1
eyre
1
eyry
1
leys
1
lyes
1
lyre
1
lyse
1
rely
1
ryes
1
scry
1
stey
1
stye
1
syce
1
trey
1
tyee
1
tyer
1
tyes
1
tyre
1
yell
1
yett
1
cycle
5
cysts
5
eyers
5
eyres
5
leery
5
lycee
5
lyres
5
lyses
5
retry
5
seely
5
serry
5
slyer
5
slyly
5
styes
5
style
5
sycee
5
syces
5
telly
5
terry
5
testy
5
treys
5
tryst
5
tyees
5
tyers
5
tyres
5
yells
5
yeses
5
yetts
5
celery
6
cresyl
6
cycler
6
cycles
6
cyeses
6
eyelet
6
lycees
6
sleety
6
slyest
6
steely
6
styler
6
styles
6
stylet
6
sycees
6
tellys
6
tetryl
6
tressy
6
tryste
6
trysts
6
yeller
6
yesses
6
yester
6
clyster
14
cresyls
7
cyclers
7
cyclery
7
erectly
7
eyeless
7
eyelets
7
recycle
7
restyle
7
secrecy
7
stylers
7
stylets
7
tersely
7
tetryls
7
tryster
7
trystes
7
yellers
7
clysters
15
recycler
8
recycles
8
restyles
8
secretly
15
selectly
8
trysters
8
recyclers
9
styleless
9
restlessly
10