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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, May 8, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter C: 48 words, 248 points in total and Genius at 173, with three pangrams, GLACIOLOGY, ILLOGICALLY and LOGICALLY at the top of the list. The CO- family alone contributes 10 of the 48 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.
A
G
I
C
L
O
Y
48Accepted words
248Max score
173Genius at
3Pangrams
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 are three pangrams today, they run 9 to 11 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CO- (COAL, COCA, COCCI, COCOA) do much of the heavy work today.
The three pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, G, I, L, O, Y.
GLACIOLOGY
ILLOGICALLY
LOGICALLY
All 48 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
acacia
acai
acyclic
cacao
cagily
cagy
calico
call
calla
callaloo
ciao
cilia
clay
cloaca
clog
cloy
coal
coca
cocci
cocoa
coil
cola
colic
cool
coolly
coyly
cyclic
cyclical
cyclically
glacial
glacially
glaciology
icily
iliac
illogic
illogical
illogically
lacy
laic
laical
lilac
local
locally
loci
loco
logic
logical
logically
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