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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 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

ibeklmo

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 puzzle

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

15

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 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.

Spoiler-Light Scan

Two-Letter Start Counts

Use these starts as a checklist without revealing full answers.

  • LI

    7

    words

  • BI

    6

    words

  • MI

    6

    words

  • BO

    3

    words

  • KI

    3

    words

  • IM

    2

    words

  • MO

    2

    words

  • OL

    2

    words

  • BE

    1

    word

Score Planning

Word-Length Grid

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

  • 4 letters

    18

    one-point cleanup

  • 5 letters

    7

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    4

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    1

    score-building row

  • 8 letters

    1

    score-building row

  • 10 letters

    1

    1 pangram

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • B

    10

    answers

  • M

    8

    answers

  • L

    7

    answers

  • K

    3

    answers

  • I

    2

    answers

  • O

    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 3 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

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

Common Prefixes

  • LI- starts

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

  • BI- starts

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

  • BO- starts

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

  • IM- starts

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

Common Suffixes

  • -ILE endings

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

  • -BLE endings

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

  • -LIE endings

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

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

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 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.