Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, May 14, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter I: 32 words, 109 points in total and Genius at 76, with one pangram, BOOKMOBILE at the top of the list. The LI- family alone contributes 7 of the 32 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
B
E
K
I
L
M
O
32Accepted words
109Max score
76Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on LI- (LIBEL, LIBELEE, LIKE, LIMB) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: B, E, I, K, L, M, O.
BOOKMOBILE
All 32 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
belie
bible
bike
bile
bilk
bill
biome
boil
bookie
bookmobile
imbibe
immobile
kibble
kill
kilo
libel
libelee
like
limb
limbo
lime
limo
mike
mile
milk
mill
mime
mimeo
mobile
moil
olio
ollie
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