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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter B: 18 words, 85 points in total and Genius at 59, with one pangram, BRICKWORK at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 10 of the 18 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
I
K
B
O
R
W
18Accepted words
85Max score
59Genius at
1Pangrams
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 B. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BOCCI, BOCK, BOOB, BOOBOO) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: B, C, I, K, O, R, W.
BRICKWORK
All 18 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
bocci
bock
boob
booboo
book
bookwork
boor
boric
borrow
bowwow
brick
brickwork
brio
brook
brow
cookbook
crib
workbook
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