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BuzzyWords

Your Spelling Bee Companion for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

A field guide for the A I L R T U V hive: how many words to look for, where the big points are hiding, and full answer lists only when you decide you are ready to reveal them.

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Today's Board

ailrtuv

Verified Answers

57

Disputed Words

33

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

252

Genius estimate: 176 points

Verified Answers

57

Find every accepted word in today's puzzle

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

33

Real-looking words to treat with caution

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

Balanced

The A-center hive has 57 verified answers, 1 pangram, and a 252-point Queen Bee ceiling. Start with the longer A words and pattern families before cleaning up the 17 four-letter answers.

Verified answers

57

Max score

252

Genius

176

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.

252 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 176 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

57 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.

Spoiler-Light Scan

Two-Letter Start Counts

Use these starts as a checklist without revealing full answers.

  • TR

    6

    words

  • AT

    4

    words

  • VI

    4

    words

  • LA

    3

    words

  • RA

    3

    words

  • VU

    3

    words

  • AL

    2

    words

  • AV

    2

    words

  • RI

    2

    words

  • TA

    2

    words

  • TI

    2

    words

  • UV

    2

    words

Score Planning

Word-Length Grid

Longer words carry more score. Clear them before the four-letter cleanup.

  • 5 letters

    21

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    11

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    7

    1 pangram

  • 8 letters

    1

    score-building row

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • A

    10

    answers

  • T

    10

    answers

  • V

    8

    answers

  • R

    6

    answers

  • L

    3

    answers

  • U

    3

    answers

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.

  • Use long-word stems before cleanup

    There are 8 verified answers with seven or more letters. Work their stems first, because each one can be worth several short words.

  • Group by recurring starts

    The strongest two-letter openings give you a structured scan instead of a random search through the hive.

  • Save four-letter words for the last pass

    17 verified answers are four letters. They matter for Queen Bee, but they are low-value compared with pangrams and longer answers.

Common Prefixes

  • TR- starts

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

  • AT- starts

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

  • VI- starts

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

  • LA- starts

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

Common Suffixes

  • -AIL endings

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

  • -IAL endings

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

  • -TAR endings

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

  • -VAL endings

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

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

Pangram 1

Look for a 7-letter answer that uses every letter in the hive and keeps A in the word.

Reveal words: virtual

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • virtual

    VIRTUAL is a pangram, so it uses all seven letters and earns the bonus on top of its 7-letter base score.

  • alluvial

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

  • arrival

    ARRIVAL is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.

  • ratatat

    RATATAT is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.

  • rattail

    RATTAIL is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.

  • titular

    TITULAR is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • virtual

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

  • alluvial

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

  • arrival

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

  • ratatat

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

  • rattail

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

  • titular

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

  • tart

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

  • taut

    TAUT 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

  • valvular

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

  • talaria

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

  • tuatara

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

  • vivaria

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

  • atlatl

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

  • attrit

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

  • latria

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

  • valval

    VALVAL 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 your safest answer list. Disputed words are real-looking candidates that may not count in the curated puzzle, but they can still be useful for review.