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BuzzyWords

Your Spelling Bee Companion for Sunday, May 3, 2026

A field guide for the C A N O R T U hive: how many words you need, strategies for finding them, and (if you turn hint mode off) the full word lists you need to reach Genius and Queen Bee today.

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Today's Board

canortu

Verified Answers

69

Disputed Words

26

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

383

Genius estimate: 268 points

Verified Answers

69

Find every accepted word in today's source list

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

26

In our dictionary but not the Spelling Bee list

Puzzle Snapshot

Solve The Hive Before The Spoilers

This page is currently in hint mode: you get the board, counts, estimated score targets, and strategy prompts without answer words. Reveal specific words only when you are ready to check your solve.

Today's Read

Generous

The C-center hive has 69 verified answers, 1 pangram, and a 383-point Queen Bee ceiling. Start with the longer C words and pattern families before cleaning up the 13 four-letter answers.

Verified answers

69

Max score

383

Genius

268

1 pangram

Pangram Hunt

Start by forcing every letter into longer shapes before clearing short entries. Pangrams are the fastest way to move the score.

383 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 268 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

69 verified answers

Queen Bee Path

Use the word lists below to scoop up every point you need to reach Queen Bee.

Study mode

Definition Pass

Click unfamiliar words to reveal their definitions and cement them in your memory for next time.

Pattern Prompts

Work The Board Without Reveals

  • Start with the biggest point swings: This board has 1 pangram, so the fastest route is to solve the all-letter shapes before sweeping short words. Examples: turncoat, accountant, attractant, contractor, attractor.
  • Use long-word stems before cleanup: There are 25 verified answers with seven or more letters. Work their stems first, because each one can be worth several short words. Examples: accountant, attractant, contractor, attractor, actuator.
  • Group by recurring starts: The strongest two-letter openings give you a structured scan instead of a random search through the hive. Examples: coat, coca, coot, corn, cocoa.
  • Save four-letter words for the last pass: 13 verified answers are four letters. They matter for Queen Bee, but they are low-value compared with pangrams and longer answers. Examples: arco, cant, cart, coat, coca.

Common Prefixes

  • CA- starts

    Several verified answers start with CA, making it a productive opening scan.

    Examples: cacao, canna, canon, carat, cancan

  • CO- starts

    Several verified answers start with CO, making it a productive opening scan.

    Examples: cocoa, count, court, cocoon, concur

  • AC- starts

    Several verified answers start with AC, making it a productive opening scan.

    Examples: acorn, actor, account, actuator, accountant

  • CU- starts

    Several verified answers start with CU, making it a productive opening scan.

    Examples: cutout, curacao, curator, currant

Common Suffixes

  • -TOR endings

    The TOR ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.

    Examples: actor, cantor, curator, tractor, actuator

  • -ACT endings

    The ACT ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.

    Examples: tract, attract, contact, cataract, contract

  • -ANT endings

    The ANT ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.

    Examples: octant, currant, accountant, attractant

  • -OON endings

    The OON ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.

    Examples: croon, cocoon, cartoon, raccoon

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

Pangram 1

Look for a 8-letter answer that uses every letter in the hive and keeps C in the word.

Reveal words: turncoat

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • turncoat

    TURNCOAT is a pangram, so it uses all seven letters and earns the bonus on top of its 8-letter base score.

  • accountant

    ACCOUNTANT is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.

  • attractant

    ATTRACTANT is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.

  • contractor

    CONTRACTOR is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.

  • attractor

    ATTRACTOR is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.

  • actuator

    ACTUATOR is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • turncoat

    TURNCOAT is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • accountant

    ACCOUNTANT is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • attractant

    ATTRACTANT is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • contractor

    CONTRACTOR is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • attractor

    ATTRACTOR is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • actuator

    ACTUATOR is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • orca

    ORCA is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

  • taco

    TACO is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.

Disputed Candidates

Plausible Rejections

  • contactor

    CONTACTOR fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • caracara

    CARACARA fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • octoroon

    OCTOROON fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • cooncan

    COONCAN fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • coranto

    CORANTO fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • nocturn

    NOCTURN fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • touraco

    TOURACO fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

  • ancona

    ANCONA fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.

Answer Vault

All The Words You Need And A Few You Don't.

Trusted words are those you'll need to solve the puzzle. Disputed words are the ones we found in our dictionary that don't appear in the Spelling Bee's curated list. But we thought you might like to see them anyway.