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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, May 21, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter G: 35 words, 163 points in total and Genius at 114, with one pangram, CHANGED at the top of the list. The GA- family alone contributes 7 of the 35 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
A
C
D
G
E
H
N
35Accepted words
163Max score
114Genius 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 G. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 7 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on GA- (GADDED, GAGA, GAGE, GAGGED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, D, E, G, H, N.
CHANGED
All 35 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
adage
aged
agenda
cadge
cadged
cage
caged
change
changed
dang
edge
edged
egad
egged
egghead
eggheaded
encage
encaged
engage
engaged
gadded
gaga
gage
gagged
ganache
gang
ganged
gene
ghee
hang
hanged
hedge
hedged
henge
nagged
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