Your Spelling Bee Companion for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
A field guide for the A D I P T V Y 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.
Today's Board
Verified Answers
22
Disputed Words
1
Pangrams
2
Score for Queen Bee
106
Genius estimate: 74 points
Verified Answers
22
Find every accepted word in today's puzzle
Pangrams
2
Use all seven letters
Disputed Words
1
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
Compact board with two pangram payoffs
A is the required center letter, and this hive is tighter than it first looks: only 22 verified answers, but two pangrams keep the ceiling worthwhile. Start by extending short A-heavy bases instead of hunting random fours, because today's best points come from turning ADAPT and VAPID into longer finishes. Repeated letters matter more than breadth here, especially when you see doubled A, P, T, or Y patterns.
Verified answers
22
Max score
106
Genius
74
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.
106 possible points
Point Density
The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 74 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.
22 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.
PA
7
words
AD
2
words
AV
2
words
DA
2
words
PI
2
words
TA
2
words
VA
2
words
DI
1
word
DY
1
word
YA
1
word
Score Planning
Word-Length Grid
Longer words carry more score. Clear them before the four-letter cleanup.
4 letters
8
one-point cleanup
5 letters
8
score-building row
6 letters
2
score-building row
7 letters
2
score-building row
8 letters
1
1 pangram
10 letters
1
1 pangram
Progressive Hint
First-Letter Counts
P
9
answers
A
4
answers
D
4
answers
T
2
answers
V
2
answers
Y
1
answer
Pattern Prompts
Work The Board Without Reveals
ADAPT -> ADAPTIVITY
The board's clearest ladder is a short starter that stretches all the way to the longest answer.
AVID -> AVIDITY
A four-letter base immediately upgrades into a seven-letter score if you test the -ITY ending.
VAPID -> VAPIDITY
This is the second pangram lane, and it rewards solvers who revisit a straightforward adjective for a bigger finish.
PA- repeated-letter family
The puzzle leans hard on repeated A and P shapes, so PA- is one of the best places to mine extra answers.
-TTY cluster
Once you spot one doubled-T ending, check nearby consonant swaps because the board accepts several of them.
PITA/TAPA lane
The short food-like forms are not isolated; they help point toward the longer PITAPAT build.
Common Prefixes
ad-
Small AD starts lead to the single longest answer on the board.
av-
AV words split into a short opener and a better seven-letter extension.
pa-
PA is the busiest opening cluster and carries several repeated-letter answers.
pi-
PI only gives a few entries, but they scale from a four-letter check to a seven-letter scorer.
Common Suffixes
-ity
This ending drives both the best extension lane and one pangram.
-day
Y-heavy closes are limited, so this one is worth testing once PAY- appears.
-aya
Repeated A patterns can resolve into a higher-value tropical-fruit finish.
-tty
Double-T endings create a quick mini-cluster on this board.
Progressive Help
Pangram Hints
Build from a common starter
One pangram grows directly out of ADAPT, so do not stop after the five-letter base.
Reveal words: adaptivity
Trust the -ITY finish
The other pangram begins with a plain five-letter adjective and becomes a stronger score once you add an abstract-noun ending.
Reveal words: vapidity
Progressive reveal
Both pangrams use all seven letters, but one is 10 letters and the other is 8, so chase the longer AD- route before checking the V- path.
Spoiler Control
Notable Words
- adaptivityPangram
- vapidityPangram
- avidity7 pts
- pitapat7 pts
- papaya6 pts
- payday6 pts
- adapt5 pts
- daddy5 pts
- paddy5 pts
- pappy5 pts
Why these matter
- adaptivity
The 10-letter pangram is the board's biggest swing and rewards anyone who keeps extending ADAPT past the obvious stop point.
- vapidity
This shorter pangram matters because VAPID is easy to find first, and that base turns into a high-value finish once the -ITY ending clicks.
- papaya
PAPAYA is one of the cleanest repeated-letter payoffs, using the board's extra A and P supply better than most short candidates.
- payday
PAYDAY is a practical six-letter score grab that confirms the board likes PA- starts plus a Y-heavy close.
- pitapat
PITAPAT is easy to overlook because it looks playful, but it turns the short PITA/TAPA lane into a seven-letter bonus path.
- avidity
AVIDITY shows the value of testing AVID as a base word instead of treating it as a dead-end four-letter find.
Hard Finds
Tricky Accepted Words
- adaptivity
Longest answer and pangram; easy to miss if you stop at ADAPT.
- vapidity
Looks abstract enough to skip, but it is a verified pangram.
- pitapat
Playful sound makes it easy to second-guess even though it is accepted.
- avidity
The -ITY extension is less obvious than the base word AVID.
- dyad
Short and valid, but not a default everyday guess for many solvers.
Disputed Candidates
Plausible Rejections
- viva
It fits the letters and even has live BuzzyWords content, but today's source answer list does not verify it.
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.