Your Spelling Bee Companion for Tuesday, July 21, 2026
A field guide for the F A B I L N 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
25
Disputed Words
4
Pangrams
1
Score for Queen Bee
119
Genius estimate: 84 points
Verified Answers
25
Find every accepted word in today's puzzle
Pangrams
1
Use all seven letters
Disputed Words
4
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 one huge pangram payoff and heavy double-letter pressure
Keep the center letter F in almost every early scan, because this hive is tight and most of the value comes from reusing F or L rather than branching into lots of short families. Start by testing FI-, FLA-, and FALL- builds, then look for an -LY finish once you see a longer backbone. There are only 25 verified answers, so pattern discipline matters more than broad fishing.
Verified answers
25
Max score
119
Genius
84
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.
119 possible points
Point Density
The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 84 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.
25 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.
FI
7
words
FL
6
words
FA
4
words
IN
2
words
AF
1
word
AL
1
word
BA
1
word
BI
1
word
IF
1
word
NA
1
word
Score Planning
Word-Length Grid
Longer words carry more score. Clear them before the four-letter cleanup.
4 letters
9
one-point cleanup
5 letters
5
score-building row
6 letters
4
score-building row
7 letters
4
score-building row
8 letters
2
score-building row
10 letters
1
1 pangram
Progressive Hint
First-Letter Counts
F
17
answers
I
3
answers
A
2
answers
B
2
answers
N
1
answer
Pattern Prompts
Work The Board Without Reveals
FALL- spine
This is the board's best scoring backbone and it branches into both mid-length and long words.
FI- family
Several reliable points come from words that start with FI- before splitting into -LL, -NAL, and -NIAL shapes.
Double-F pressure
Repeated F is not optional if you want to reach the upper-value words on this hive.
-LY finish
Once you find a long base, test whether it can carry an adverb ending for bonus points.
FLA- branch
The FLA opening covers both easy starters and one useful longer extension.
Common Prefixes
fi-
This is the most reusable opening on the board and feeds multiple six-plus-letter answers.
fla-
A productive opening that gives you quick four-letter entry points and one longer build.
in-
Only a couple of answers use it, but both are strategically important because one is the pangram.
Common Suffixes
-ly
This ending turns several already-valid bases into stronger scoring words.
-al
A short but useful finishing pattern that appears in multiple accepted answers.
-y
The Y tile matters more than usual because it closes several accepted words and the adverb set.
Progressive Help
Pangram Hints
Shape first
The pangram stretches to 10 letters and leans hard on repeated F, L, and I.
Opening nudge
It starts with IN- and then settles into a FALL... frame.
Reveal
Use this only if you want the full answer.
Reveal words: infallibly
Spoiler Control
Notable Words
- infalliblyPangram
- fallibly8 pts
- filially8 pts
- alfalfa7 pts
- bailiff7 pts
- finally7 pts
- affably7 pts
- filial6 pts
- finial6 pts
- flabby6 pts
Why these matter
- infallibly
The lone pangram carries the whole ceiling of the board, so spotting its repeated-letter skeleton changes the solve immediately.
- fallibly
This is the clearest stepping-stone toward the pangram because it teaches the same central FALLI... shape.
- filially
One of the board's best medium-long scorers and a reminder to test extensions beyond the more obvious final/finally pair.
- alfalfa
A strong payoff from embracing letter reuse early instead of assuming the hive wants cleaner one-pass constructions.
- bailiff
Good example of how today's board rewards words that hide a doubled F at the tail.
- finally
A high-probability long find that can unlock confidence in the broader FI- family.
Hard Finds
Tricky Accepted Words
- alfalfa
Easy to overlook because it repeats three letters so aggressively and does not look like a standard Bee build.
- bailiff
Worth chasing because it hides a double-F finish inside an otherwise ordinary-looking shell.
- filially
An eight-letter extension that is easier to miss than finally because the middle repeats shift.
- finial
Looks close to more common patterns, so it is a classic near-miss candidate unless you test the exact letter order.
- infill
Shorter than the pangram but still easy to skip because the repeated I/L/F pattern feels awkward at first glance.
Disputed Candidates
Plausible Rejections
- affinal
Looks legitimate because it matches the letter set and rides the same AFF- / -AL structure as accepted words, but it is not in today's verified source list.
- faff
Feels possible once you see repeated F support, but today's source set does not accept it.
- fain
A natural short try from the FI/FA mix, but it remains outside the verified answer list for this puzzle.
- naff
Matches the hive cleanly and uses the required letter, yet it is still disputed against the source answers.
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.