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BuzzyWords

Your Spelling Bee Companion for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

A field guide for the L A B D I R 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

labdirz

Verified Answers

31

Disputed Words

18

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

121

Genius estimate: 85 points

Verified Answers

31

Find every accepted word in today's puzzle

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

18

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

Moderate

The L-center hive has 31 verified answers, 1 pangram, and a 121-point Queen Bee ceiling. Start with the longer L words and pattern families before cleaning up the 16 four-letter answers.

Verified answers

31

Max score

121

Genius

85

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.

121 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 85 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

31 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.

  • LA

    5

    words

  • BA

    4

    words

  • BI

    4

    words

  • LI

    3

    words

  • RA

    3

    words

  • RI

    3

    words

  • BL

    2

    words

  • DI

    2

    words

  • AI

    1

    word

  • AL

    1

    word

  • AR

    1

    word

  • BR

    1

    word

Score Planning

Word-Length Grid

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

  • 4 letters

    16

    one-point cleanup

  • 5 letters

    3

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    6

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    1

    score-building row

  • 8 letters

    5

    1 pangram

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • B

    11

    answers

  • L

    8

    answers

  • R

    6

    answers

  • A

    3

    answers

  • D

    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 6 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

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

Common Prefixes

  • BI- starts

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

  • LA- starts

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

  • RA- starts

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

Common Suffixes

  • -IAL endings

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

  • -ARD endings

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

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

Pangram 1

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

Reveal words: blizzard

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • blizzard

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

  • bilabial

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

  • billiard

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

  • biradial

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

  • railbird

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

  • airball

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

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • blizzard

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

  • bilabial

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

  • billiard

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

  • biradial

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

  • railbird

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

  • airball

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

  • rail

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

  • rial

    RIAL 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

  • barilla

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

  • brazil

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

  • lablab

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

  • aalii

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

  • brail

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

  • brill

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

  • iliad

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

  • laird

    LAIRD 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.