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Your Spelling Bee Companion for Monday, June 1, 2026

A field guide for the I A C E N T 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.

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Today's Board

iacentx

Verified Answers

44

Disputed Words

35

Pangrams

2

Score for Queen Bee

223

Genius estimate: 157 points

Verified Answers

44

Find every accepted word in today's source list

Pangrams

2

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

35

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 44-word board with one X-powered pangram and several repeated-letter extensions

Today's hive puts I in the center and keeps the answer set fairly compact at 44 verified words. Start by probing the IN-, TA-, and CA- families, because this board rewards repeated letters and one awkward X-powered pangram more than broad four-letter cleanup. If you get stuck, test whether a promising stem can grow into a longer -TIC, -ATE, or doubled-letter extension before you abandon it.

Verified answers

44

Max score

223

Genius

157

2 pangrams

Pangram Hunt

Start by forcing every letter into longer shapes before clearing short entries. Pangrams are the fastest way to move the score.

223 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 157 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

44 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

  • IN- expansions: The richest lane starts with IN-. Short hits like INANE and INNIE grow into bigger scores such as INCANT, INCITE, INTACT, INTENT, INITIATE, and the pangram. Examples: inane, incite, initiate, inexact, intent.
  • TA / TAC scoring branch: TA- is not just cleanup here. TACIT, TACTIC, and TACTICIAN create one of the clearest score ladders on the board. Examples: tacit, tactic, tactician, taint, taxi.
  • Repeated-letter confidence: This puzzle keeps rewarding doubled letters. ATTIC, ATTAIN, INNATE, INNIE, NINETEEN, and TANNIN are all reminders not to reject a shape just because it repeats. Examples: attic, attain, innie, innate, nineteen.
  • Use X early, not late: The X is not decorative. EXIT, EXCITE, EXTINCT, and the pangram show that X unlocks real scoring instead of a single oddball answer. Examples: exit, excite, extinct, inexact.
  • CA / CAN stems pay off: CA- branches into both straightforward and longer words, so it is a productive place to test extensions before hunting isolated fours. Examples: cacti, canine, cantina, acacia.

Common Prefixes

  • IN-

    IN- is the dominant opening family and produces both short footholds and several of the board's best scoring extensions.

    Examples: inane, incite, innate, intact, inexact

  • TA-

    TA- supports a strong medium-to-long ladder, especially once TAC- appears.

    Examples: tacit, tactic, tactician, taint, tannic

  • CA-

    CA- gives you multiple clean starts and helps unlock both common and less obvious accepted forms.

    Examples: cacti, canine, cantina

Common Suffixes

  • -TIC

    The TIC ending repeats across accepted words, so it is worth revisiting whenever a stem feels close.

    Examples: antic, attic, acetic, tactic, tannic

  • -ITE

    ITE is a productive finishing move on this board and bridges short answers to stronger scoring words.

    Examples: cite, excite, incite, nite

  • -INE

    INE endings show up in both short and medium answers, which makes them useful cleanup checks late in the solve.

    Examples: inane, canine, nine, tine

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

Pangram nudge

Look for a seven-letter answer that starts with IN- and ends with a crisp action-style finish.

Pangram shape

The pangram uses the board's X and keeps the center I in a compact INE- / -ACT frame.

Pangram reveal

If you want the full all-letter answer, reveal it here.

Reveal words: inexact

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • inexact

    The lone pangram is compact and X-powered, so solving it quickly maps the whole board and gives the biggest early confidence swing.

  • tactician

    One of the highest-value long answers; once you see TACTIC, it is worth testing for a full extension instead of stopping there.

  • initiate

    A strong repeated-letter payoff that turns the IN- lane into a real score engine rather than a pile of short fillers.

  • extinct

    Important because it proves the X is part of a serious scoring branch, not just a single novelty answer.

  • nineteen

    The doubled N and repeated E/I structure makes it easy to overlook, but it is one of the cleaner long-word rewards on the board.

  • ancient

    Helpful because it ties the AN- / ANC- family together and opens the door to related medium-length solves.

  • ataxia

    A memorable oddball that rewards anyone willing to trust a medically familiar but visually awkward letter pattern.

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • acai

    Easy to skip because it is short, vowel-heavy, and less common than the obvious CA- options.

  • ataxia

    The repeated A plus X combination looks strange enough that many solvers will talk themselves out of it.

  • innie

    A good reminder that repeated I/N patterns are accepted on this board and matter for cleanup.

  • niacin

    Useful because it hides inside the NIA- cluster rather than the more obvious IN- lane.

  • tinct

    Looks incomplete at a glance, which is exactly why it is a strong late-board catch.

  • acetic

    Less flashy than the long words, but it reinforces the productive -TIC ending and the CA / AC crossover.

Disputed Candidates

Plausible Rejections

  • acini

    ACINI fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • actin

    ACTIN fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • actinia

    ACTINIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • actinic

    ACTINIC fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • aecia

    AECIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • ataxic

    ATAXIC fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • attaint

    ATTAINT fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • axenic

    AXENIC fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • cain

    CAIN fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • cine

    CINE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • encaenia

    ENCAENIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • enceinte

    ENCEINTE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • excitant

    EXCITANT fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • exine

    EXINE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • extine

    EXTINE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • innit

    INNIT fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • inti

    INTI fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • intine

    INTINE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • ixia

    IXIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • nannie

    NANNIE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • nettie

    NETTIE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • nictate

    NICTATE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • nictitate

    NICTITATE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tain

    TAIN fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tattie

    TATTIE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tenia

    TENIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tetanic

    TETANIC fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tina

    TINA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • tinea

    TINEA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • titanate

    TITANATE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • titania

    TITANIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • titanite

    TITANITE fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • titi

    TITI fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • titian

    TITIAN fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

  • xenia

    XENIA fits the I-center letter set and current solver rules, but it is not in today's verified source list.

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.