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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, May 25, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter T: 43 words, 227 points in total and Genius at 158, with one pangram, VARMINT at the top of the list. The TA- family alone contributes 10 of the 43 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
A
I
M
T
N
R
V
43Accepted words
227Max score
158Genius 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 T. 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 TA- (TAINT, TAMARI, TAMARIN, TANNIN) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, I, M, N, R, T, V.
VARMINT
All 43 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
anti
arrant
atria
attain
attar
avatar
invariant
irritant
maintain
manta
mantra
mart
martin
martini
mint
mitt
natant
raita
rant
ratatat
rattan
taint
tamari
tamarin
tannin
tantara
tantra
tart
tartan
tartar
tatami
tiara
tint
titan
train
trait
tram
trim
trimaran
trivia
variant
varmint
vitamin
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