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BuzzyWords

Your Spelling Bee Companion for Thursday, May 7, 2026

A field guide for the N D E I M U Z 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

ndeimuz

Verified Answers

47

Disputed Words

22

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

229

Genius estimate: 160 points

Verified Answers

47

Find every accepted word in today's puzzle

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

22

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 N-center hive has 47 verified answers, 1 pangram, and a 229-point Queen Bee ceiling. Start with the longer N words and pattern families before cleaning up the 13 four-letter answers.

Verified answers

47

Max score

229

Genius

160

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.

229 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 160 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

47 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.

  • MI

    9

    words

  • DE

    5

    words

  • EN

    4

    words

  • IN

    4

    words

  • UN

    4

    words

  • IM

    3

    words

  • ME

    3

    words

  • DI

    2

    words

  • DU

    2

    words

  • EM

    2

    words

  • NE

    1

    word

  • NU

    1

    word

Score Planning

Word-Length Grid

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

  • 4 letters

    6

    one-point cleanup

  • 5 letters

    13

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    11

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    4

    score-building row

  • 8 letters

    4

    score-building row

  • 9 letters

    2

    1 pangram

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • M

    12

    answers

  • D

    9

    answers

  • I

    7

    answers

  • E

    6

    answers

  • U

    4

    answers

  • N

    2

    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 10 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

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

Common Prefixes

  • MI- starts

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

  • DE- starts

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

  • EN- starts

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

  • IN- starts

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

Common Suffixes

  • -DED endings

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

  • -NED endings

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

  • -DIE endings

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

  • -DUE endings

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

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

Pangram 1

Look for a 9-letter answer that uses every letter in the hive and keeps N in the word.

Reveal words: immunized

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • immunized

    IMMUNIZED is a pangram, so it uses all seven letters and earns the bonus on top of its 9-letter base score.

  • minimized

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

  • immunize

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

  • minimize

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

  • undimmed

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

  • unneeded

    UNNEEDED 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

  • immunized

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

  • minimized

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

  • immunize

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

  • minimize

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

  • undimmed

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

  • unneeded

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

  • nine

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

  • nude

    NUDE 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

  • undenied

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

  • unmended

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

  • dizened

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

  • minuend

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

  • muezzin

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

  • dinned

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

  • dudeen

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

  • duende

    DUENDE 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.