Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, April 30, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter U: 29 words, 164 points in total and Genius at 114, with one pangram, CONTINUUM at the top of the list. The UN- family alone contributes 7 of the 29 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
I
M
U
N
O
T
29Accepted words
164Max score
114Genius 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 U. 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 UN- (UNCOMMON, UNCTION, UNCUT, UNION) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: C, I, M, N, O, T, U.
CONTINUUM
All 29 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
coconut
communion
continuum
count
cumin
cutout
intuit
intuition
minimum
mount
munition
mutt
mutton
muumuu
nonunion
noun
nuncio
tout
tuition
tunic
tutti
tutu
uncommon
unction
uncut
union
unit
unmount
unto
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