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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, March 5, 2026

Center letter O (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, C, J, L, R, U

A Thursday Bee built around the center letter O: 32 words, 139 points in total and Genius at 97, with one pangram, JOCULAR at the top of the list. The CO- family alone contributes 10 of the 32 words, more than any other family on the board. The words themselves run from 4 to 8 letters in length, and every single one of them is listed below in full.

A
C
J
O
L
R
U
32Accepted words
139Max score
97Genius at
1Pangrams

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter O. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There is one pangram today, it is 7 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on CO- (COAL, COCA, COCOA, COLA) do much of the heavy work today.

The pangram

Each uses all seven letters: A, C, J, L, O, R, U.

JOCULAR

All 32 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

arco
aurora
auroral
cacao
callaloo
carol
cloaca
coal
coca
cocoa
cola
collar
color
cool
coral
corolla
corral
croc
curacao
jocular
juror
local
loco
loll
occur
ocular
oracular
oral
orca
roar
rococo
roll
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