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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, May 2, 2026

Center letter G (required in every word) · Outer letters: B, D, E, L, N, O

A Saturday Bee built around the center letter G: 66 words, 326 points in total and Genius at 228, with three pangrams, BELONGED, BOONDOGGLE and BOONDOGGLED at the top of the list. The GO- family alone contributes 14 of the 66 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.

B
D
E
G
L
N
O
66Accepted words
326Max score
228Genius at
3Pangrams

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Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

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

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There are three pangrams today, they run 8 to 11 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: words built on GO- (GOBBLE, GOBBLED, GOGGLE, GOGGLED) do much of the heavy work today.

The three pangrams

Each uses all seven letters: B, D, E, G, L, N, O.

BELONGED
BOONDOGGLE
BOONDOGGLED

All 66 words

The complete accepted word list for the day.

begged
begone
belong
belonged
blog
blogged
bogged
boggle
boggled
bong
bongo
boondoggle
boondoggled
dodge
dodged
doge
dogged
doggo
doggone
dogleg
doglegged
dong
dongle
edge
edged
egged
eggnog
geld
gelded
gelee
gelled
gene
geode
glee
glen
glob
globe
gobble
gobbled
goggle
goggled
gold
golden
gone
gong
gonged
good
google
googled
googol
goon
ledge
legend
legged
lodge
lodged
loge
logged
logo
long
longed
oblong
ogee
ogle
ogled
oolong
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