Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, May 29, 2026
A Friday Bee built around the center letter A: 41 words, 170 points in total and Genius at 119, with one pangram, SQUEAKY at the top of the list. The AS- family alone contributes 7 of the 41 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
E
K
Q
A
S
U
Y
41Accepted words
170Max score
119Genius 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 A. 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 AS- (ASEA, ASKS, ASSAY, ASSAYS) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: A, E, K, Q, S, U, Y.
SQUEAKY
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
aqua
aquas
asea
asks
assay
assays
asses
assess
assesses
auks
ayes
ease
eases
easy
essay
essays
kayak
kayaks
kays
quake
quakes
quaky
quay
quays
queasy
sake
sakes
sass
sasses
sassy
says
seaquake
seaquakes
seas
skua
skuas
squeak
squeaks
squeaky
yaks
yeas
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