Your Spelling Bee Companion for Thursday, May 14, 2026
A field guide for the I B E K L M O 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.
Today's Board
Verified Answers
32
Disputed Words
15
Pangrams
1
Score for Queen Bee
109
Genius estimate: 76 points
Verified Answers
32
Find every accepted word in today's source list
Pangrams
1
Use all seven letters
Disputed Words
15
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
Moderate
The I-center hive has 32 verified answers, 1 pangram, and a 109-point Queen Bee ceiling. Start with the longer I words and pattern families before cleaning up the 18 four-letter answers.
Verified answers
32
Max score
109
Genius
76
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.
109 possible points
Point Density
The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 76 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.
32 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: bookmobile, immobile, libelee, bookie, imbibe.
- Use long-word stems before cleanup: There are 3 verified answers with seven or more letters. Work their stems first, because each one can be worth several short words. Examples: bookmobile, immobile, libelee.
- Group by recurring starts: The strongest two-letter openings give you a structured scan instead of a random search through the hive. Examples: like, limb, lime, limo, libel.
- Save four-letter words for the last pass: 18 verified answers are four letters. They matter for Queen Bee, but they are low-value compared with pangrams and longer answers. Examples: bike, bile, bilk, bill, boil.
Common Prefixes
LI- starts
Several verified answers start with LI, making it a productive opening scan.
Examples: libel, limbo, libelee
BI- starts
Several verified answers start with BI, making it a productive opening scan.
Examples: bible, biome
BO- starts
Several verified answers start with BO, making it a productive opening scan.
Examples: bookie, bookmobile
IM- starts
Several verified answers start with IM, making it a productive opening scan.
Examples: imbibe, immobile
Common Suffixes
-ILE endings
The ILE ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.
Examples: mobile, immobile, bookmobile
-BLE endings
The BLE ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.
Examples: bible, kibble
-LIE endings
The LIE ending repeats across verified answers, so test it against the center letter and available stems.
Examples: belie, ollie
Progressive Help
Pangram Hints
Pangram 1
Look for a 10-letter answer that uses every letter in the hive and keeps I in the word.
Reveal words: bookmobile
Spoiler Control
Notable Words
- bookmobilePangram
- immobile8 pts
- libelee7 pts
- bookie6 pts
- imbibe6 pts
- kibble6 pts
- mobile6 pts
- belie5 pts
- bible5 pts
- biome5 pts
Why these matter
- bookmobile
BOOKMOBILE is a pangram, so it uses all seven letters and earns the bonus on top of its 10-letter base score.
- immobile
IMMOBILE is one of the board's long scoring answers; find this kind of shape before chasing one-point cleanup words.
- libelee
LIBELEE is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.
- bookie
BOOKIE is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.
- imbibe
IMBIBE is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.
- kibble
KIBBLE is worth checking because repeated letters are allowed and often unlock accepted answers that a strict tile mindset misses.
Hard Finds
Tricky Accepted Words
- bookmobile
BOOKMOBILE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- immobile
IMMOBILE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- libelee
LIBELEE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- bookie
BOOKIE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- imbibe
IMBIBE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- kibble
KIBBLE is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- mime
MIME is verified for this date; keep it on the list even if it feels less obvious than the cleaner pattern words.
- moil
MOIL 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
- eellike
EELLIKE fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- millime
MILLIME fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- belike
BELIKE fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- billie
BILLIE fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- emboli
EMBOLI fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- mollie
MOLLIE fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- bilbo
BILBO fits the letters and BuzzyWords can generate it, but it was not in the verified source answer list for this puzzle.
- bimbo
BIMBO 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.