Your Spelling Bee Companion for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
A field guide for the O E F I L N X 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
27
Disputed Words
10
Pangrams
1
Score for Queen Bee
90
Genius estimate: 63 points
Verified Answers
27
Find every accepted word in today's source list
Pangrams
1
Use all seven letters
Disputed Words
10
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
Compact word list with one pangram and a late long-word payoff
Today's center letter is O, and the hive leans on compact, repeat-friendly builds instead of wide-open branching. Start by sweeping the short O-led forms and the LO cluster, then look for the one longer scientific-looking finish that turns the board from tidy to complete.
Verified answers
27
Max score
90
Genius
63
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.
90 possible points
Point Density
The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 63 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.
27 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
- lo- cluster: A big share of the board lives in LO starts, so it is worth exhausting that lane early. Examples: lion, loin, lone, loon, loonie.
- double-letter repeats: Repeated vowels and consonants carry more of the grid than usual and unlock several easy misses. Examples: fool, loll, loon, noon.
- o-led cleanup: Once the center letter is doing the work, the O-starting family adds several fast points late in the solve. Examples: oleo, olio, ollie, onion, online, oxen.
- -ion finish: The board saves some of its best value for words that close with -ion. Examples: flexion, onion.
- non- branch: The NONE stem expands into the longest accepted answer, so do not stop after the obvious four-letter form. Examples: none, nonillion.
- paired online/offline set: The puzzle rewards checking opposite or mirrored forms instead of treating each find as isolated. Examples: online, offline.
Common Prefixes
lo-
This is the busiest opening on the board and keeps producing both short and medium-length answers.
Examples: lion, loin, lone, loon, loonie
ol-
The OL family gives a neat three-word pocket once you start testing vowel-rich forms.
Examples: oleo, olio, ollie
on-
ON leads into both a simple food word and one of the board's cleaner longer entries.
Examples: onion, online
non-
A short negative-looking start turns into the day's most lucrative long answer.
Examples: none, nonillion
Common Suffixes
-ion
This ending does more work than it first appears to and includes the pangram.
Examples: flexion, onion
-line
Once you see one of these, the partner is easy to test immediately.
Examples: online, offline
-oon
Repeated O sounds are productive and help surface two of the board's easiest repeat-letter answers.
Examples: loon, noon
-eo
An uncommon vowel ending still produces two accepted short words here.
Examples: oleo, noel
Progressive Help
Pangram Hints
Single pangram lane
There is only one pangram today, and it ends in a very familiar -ion finish.
Build from a bend
Think of a word related to bending or a joint movement, then extend it to use the full hive.
Pangram reveal
If you want the full seven-letter sweep, reveal it here.
Reveal words: flexion
Spoiler Control
Notable Words
- flexionPangram
- nonillion9 pts
- offline7 pts
- leonine7 pts
- loonie6 pts
- online6 pts
- xenon5 pts
- felon5 pts
- folio5 pts
- ollie5 pts
Why these matter
- flexion
The only pangram also carries the board's cleanest high-value finish, so it is the natural turning point in the solve.
- nonillion
This is the big score spike: once you see the NON- frame, the puzzle opens into its longest answer.
- offline
One of the few longer answers, and especially satisfying because it pairs neatly with ONLINE.
- online
A strong medium-length answer that helps confirm the hive supports the full -line ending.
- leonine
A less common adjective that rewards solvers who keep pushing beyond the obvious animal words.
- loonie
This repeated-vowel entry is a good reminder that the board likes playful O-heavy constructions.
- xenon
The lone X-driven accepted answer is worth locking in early because it narrows the rare-letter search fast.
Hard Finds
Tricky Accepted Words
- nonillion
This is the longest accepted answer and easy to miss if you stop after finding NONE.
- leonine
The adjective form is less obvious than the animal base and gives useful mid-board value.
- oleo
A compact, old-fashioned entry that feels skippable unless you test unusual vowel endings.
- noel
The lowercase common-noun form can hide in plain sight because many solvers only think of the name.
- ollie
Its double-L shape makes it plausible to overlook even after you find the other OL forms.
- loonie
The repeated-vowel build is worth chasing because it confirms the board likes playful O-heavy forms.
Disputed Candidates
Plausible Rejections
- enfeoff
It fits the letters and even looks premium because of the doubled F, but today's source set does not accept it.
- exon
A science-friendly short form feels very plausible with X in the hive, yet it is not verified today.
- felloe
The repeated-letter wheel term matches the board's texture, but it stays outside the accepted list.
- feoffee
This legal-historical form is structurally possible here, though the source answer list leaves it out.
- leno
A compact uncommon noun passes the eye test, but it is solver-only for this puzzle.
- lilo
Short repeated-vowel forms are tempting on this hive, yet this one is disputed.
- lino
It is a credible everyday shortening, but not part of the verified answer set today.
- niello
The letter pattern suits the board and the repeated vowels make it feel right, but it is not source-verified.
- noil
Another tidy four-letter candidate that matches the hive well without making the official cut.
- olefin
Chemistry vocabulary appears possible from the hive, but today's accepted list does not include it.
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.