Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter L: 31 words, 121 points in total and Genius at 84, with one pangram, BLIZZARD at the top of the list. The LA- family alone contributes 5 of the 31 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 8 letters.
A
B
D
L
I
R
Z
31Accepted words
121Max score
84Genius 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 8 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on LA- (LABIA, LABIAL, LAID, LAIR) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, D, I, L, R, Z.
BLIZZARD
All 31 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
airball
alibi
aril
bail
bald
ball
ballad
bilabial
bill
billiard
biradial
blab
blizzard
bridal
dial
dill
drill
labia
labial
laid
lair
lard
liar
lira
lizard
radial
rail
railbird
rial
ribald
rill
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