Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter A: 51 words, 229 points in total and Genius at 160, with three pangrams, BACKBOARD, BACKDOOR and CORKBOARD at the top of the list. The BA- family alone contributes 12 of the 51 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 11 letters.
B
C
D
A
K
O
R
51Accepted words
229Max score
160Genius 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 A. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are three pangrams today, they run 8 to 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BA- (BABA, BABKA, BACK, BACKBOARD) do much of the heavy work today.
The three pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, B, C, D, K, O, R.
BACKBOARD
BACKDOOR
CORKBOARD
All 51 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
aback
aboard
abracadabra
abroad
accord
adobo
arbor
arco
ardor
baba
babka
back
backboard
backdoor
baobab
barb
barback
barbacoa
bard
bark
barrack
boar
board
boba
bookrack
brad
broad
cacao
carb
card
cardboard
carob
cobra
coca
cocoa
coda
corkboard
crab
crack
croak
dark
doodad
dorado
drab
kabob
okra
orca
rack
radar
road
roar
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