Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, May 15, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter M: 50 words, 280 points in total and Genius at 196, with three pangrams, CAMPAIGN, CAMPAIGNING and CAMPING at the top of the list. The MA- family alone contributes 18 of the 50 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.
A
C
G
M
I
N
P
50Accepted words
280Max score
196Genius 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 M. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are three pangrams today, they run 7 to 11 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on MA- (MACING, MAGI, MAGIC, MAGICIAN) do much of the heavy work today.
The three pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, G, I, M, N, P.
CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGNING
CAMPING
All 50 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
aiming
amping
anima
caiman
cami
camp
campaign
campaigning
camping
gamin
gaming
gamma
gimp
imaging
imagining
imam
impinging
macing
magi
magic
magician
magma
maim
maiming
main
mama
mamma
managing
manga
mania
maniac
manic
manna
manning
mapping
mica
mimic
miming
mincing
mini
minicam
minicamp
minim
minima
mining
naming
pampa
panama
pimp
pimping
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