Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, May 1, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter L: 49 words, 212 points in total and Genius at 148, with one pangram, CHILDLIKE at the top of the list. The LI- family alone contributes 7 of the 49 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
D
E
L
H
I
K
49Accepted words
212Max score
148Genius 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 L. 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 LI- (LICE, LICK, LICKED, LIDDED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: C, D, E, H, I, K, L.
CHILDLIKE
All 49 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
cell
celled
celli
chicle
child
childlike
chili
chill
chilled
cichlid
cliche
cliched
click
clicked
deckle
deli
dell
diddle
diddled
dill
elide
elided
heckle
heckled
heel
heeled
held
hell
hill
hilled
icicle
idle
idled
keel
keeled
kill
killed
lech
lede
leech
leeched
leek
lice
lick
licked
lidded
lied
like
liked
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