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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter C: 34 words, 180 points in total and Genius at 126, with one pangram, ABUNDANCE at the top of the list. The CA- family alone contributes 8 of the 34 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
A
B
D
C
E
N
U
34Accepted words
180Max score
126Genius 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 C. 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 CA- (CABANA, CABBED, CADENCE, CANCAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, C, D, E, N, U.
ABUNDANCE
All 34 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abundance
accede
acceded
aced
acne
adduce
adduced
banc
cabana
cabbed
cadence
cancan
cane
caned
canna
canned
cede
ceded
cube
cubed
cued
dance
danced
decade
decadence
deduce
deduced
deuce
dunce
educe
educed
nuance
nuanced
unceded
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