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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, May 17, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter L: 54 words, 212 points in total and Genius at 148, with two pangrams, CARTLOAD and DOCTORAL at the top of the list. The CO- family alone contributes 11 of the 54 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
A
C
D
L
O
R
T
54Accepted words
212Max score
148Genius at
2Pangrams
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 are two pangrams today, both of them 8 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on CO- (COAL, COLA, COLD, COLLAR) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, D, L, O, R, T.
CARTLOAD
DOCTORAL
All 54 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
allocator
allot
altar
alto
aortal
atoll
call
calla
callaloo
carload
carol
cartload
catcall
clad
cloaca
clod
clot
coal
cola
cold
collar
collard
color
colt
cool
coral
corolla
corral
doctoral
doll
dollar
dolor
dolt
droll
drool
lard
load
local
locator
loco
loll
loot
lord
lotto
octal
oral
roll
talc
tall
told
toll
tool
total
troll
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