Spelling Hex (stern.de)

About Spelling Hex (stern.de)

Spelling Hex is a daily letter puzzle made by kr3m, the company behind the games pages of several German-language publishers; it runs on stern.de's games hub and on 20 Minuten's, among others. Its pages call it a daily letter puzzle in the Spelling Bee style.

Seven letters appear in a honeycomb. The middle one must appear in every word, words must be at least four letters long, and letters may be used more than once in the same word. There is no clock, so you can try combinations at your own pace. Every day's set contains at least one pangram, a word using all seven letters, which earns a large bonus, and a ranking system from Beginner to Genius tracks your progress. Your game state is saved for the whole day, and a fresh set of letters arrives the next.

The game is free with ads; stern.de also offers an ad-free subscription for its games.

It suits German speakers who play Spelling Bee in English and want the same daily habit in their own language.

How to play Spelling Hex (stern.de)

1. Open Spelling Hex on stern.de or 20 Minuten.
2. Look at the seven letters and note the compulsory one in the middle.
3. Type words of four letters or more that include the middle letter; letters may repeat.
4. Score points for each valid word and climb the ranks toward Genius.
5. Look for the pangram that uses all seven letters for a bonus.

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Tips

• Build every attempt around the middle letter so you never forget it.
• Once you find a word, try its plural, other tenses and related forms.
• Hunt for the pangram from the start; it is always there.

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