Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, April 27, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter Z: 23 words, 132 points in total and Genius at 92, with one pangram, LEGALIZING at the top of the list. The ZI- family alone contributes 7 of the 23 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
A
E
G
Z
I
L
N
23Accepted words
132Max score
92Genius 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 Z. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on ZI- (ZIGGING, ZIGZAG, ZIGZAGGING, ZINE) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, E, G, I, L, N, Z.
LEGALIZING
All 23 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
agaze
azalea
elegize
elegizing
gaze
gazelle
gazing
geez
glaze
glazing
laze
lazing
legalize
legalizing
zagging
zeal
zigging
zigzag
zigzagging
zine
zing
zinging
zinnia
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