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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, May 18, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter P: 16 words, 60 points in total and Genius at 42, with one pangram, CHUTZPAH at the top of the list. The PA- family alone contributes 4 of the 16 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 8 letters.
A
C
H
P
T
U
Z
16Accepted words
60Max score
42Genius 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 P. 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 PA- (PACT, PAPA, PATCH, PATH) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, H, P, T, U, Z.
CHUTZPAH
All 16 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
captcha
catchup
chap
chuppah
chutzpah
cuppa
cutup
pact
papa
patch
path
phat
pupa
putt
putz
tapa
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