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BuzzyWords

Your Spelling Bee Companion for Monday, July 27, 2026

A field guide for the I A C N 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.

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Today's Board

iacntvy

Verified Answers

39

Disputed Words

4

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

207

Genius estimate: 145 points

Verified Answers

39

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 I hive with one pangram and a rich -ity scoring ladder

Today's required letter is I, and the board is tighter than the letter mix first suggests: there are only 39 verified answers, but the scoring comes from stacked long words rather than sheer volume. Start with the -ity family and the TA- / TI- branches, because those patterns carry the pangram path and most of the eight-point answers. Once those longer frames are in place, come back for the short four-letter cleanup.

Verified answers

39

Max score

207

Genius

145

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.

207 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 145 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

39 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.

  • TA

    6

    words

  • TI

    6

    words

  • IN

    4

    words

  • AC

    3

    words

  • CA

    3

    words

  • VI

    3

    words

  • AN

    2

    words

  • AT

    2

    words

  • CI

    2

    words

  • NI

    2

    words

  • VA

    2

    words

  • AV

    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

    12

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    10

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    3

    score-building row

  • 8 letters

    4

    score-building row

  • 9 letters

    1

    score-building row

  • 10 letters

    1

    1 pangram

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • T

    12

    answers

  • A

    8

    answers

  • C

    6

    answers

  • I

    5

    answers

  • V

    5

    answers

  • N

    3

    answers

Pattern Prompts

Work The Board Without Reveals

  • -ity ladder

    This is the board's biggest scoring engine: once you see one -ITY answer, test the same ending against the A-, N-, V-, and IN- stems before moving on.

  • TA- cluster

    The TA- opening is unusually productive and climbs from short checkpoints into one of the board's longest answers.

  • TI- branch

    A second T-led family handles cleanup and one medium-long payoff, so keep pushing past TINT once the obvious four-letter words appear.

  • IN- extensions

    Several high-value answers start with IN-, and that track leads directly to the pangram, so revisit it whenever the board feels stalled.

  • Repeated-letter tolerance

    Repeated consonants and vowels matter today. If a candidate feels too doubled to be real, test it anyway before throwing it out.

Common Prefixes

  • ta

    TA is the cleanest productive opening on the board and covers both efficient short words and the longest non-pangram.

  • ti

    TI is worth a full pass because it yields both four-letter cleanup and longer scoring extensions.

  • in

    IN is the most important prefix for late-board scoring because it contains the pangram route.

  • ac

    AC opens multiple accepted words and helps surface the broader -ITY ladder early.

Common Suffixes

  • ity

    This ending drives the board's point density and shows up across multiple accepted answers, including the pangram.

  • tic

    The -TIC finish appears in both starter words and a longer branch, so it is a good checkpoint ending.

  • nic

    The -NIC ending is quieter but still productive enough to be worth testing against different stems.

  • nny

    The doubled-N close is easy to miss if you avoid repeats too early.

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

All-letter shape

The pangram is a 10-letter word that starts with IN- and ends with -ITY, so try extending a familiar high-scoring base rather than searching for a fresh stem.

Build from a base word

If you have already found the eight-letter -ITY word built from ACT-, add a two-letter front piece that brings in the last missing hive letters.

Reveal words: activity

Full reveal

The all-letter answer folds the board's strongest scoring family into one longer extension.

Reveal words: inactivity

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • inactivity

    INACTIVITY is the lone pangram, so it uses all seven letters and delivers the board's biggest single scoring jump.

  • tactician

    TACTICIAN is the longest non-pangram and proves how far the productive TA- family stretches once you keep building past TACTIC.

  • vivacity

    VIVACITY is one of the cleanest examples of today's repeated-letter tolerance and a high-value member of the -ITY ladder.

  • nativity

    NATIVITY turns the common -ITY ending into an eight-point answer and helps confirm that V and Y belong in the main scoring path.

  • vicinity

    VICINITY is worth chasing early because it packs multiple repeated letters into another strong -ITY score.

  • acacia

    ACACIA is strategically useful because its repeated A/C pattern opens the board's acceptance criteria wider than a strict tile-by-tile scan suggests.

  • niacin

    NIACIN is a good reminder that not every strong answer rides the -ITY ladder; the board still pays off shorter unusual shapes.

  • itty

    ITTY is a small but important verified cleanup word and the easiest accepted answer to miss if you assume every short entry must feel common.

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • itty

    This short accepted word is easy to skip because it looks too slight to be official, but it is part of today's verified source set.

  • acacia

    ACACIA uses heavy repetition and an unusual rhythm, so it can hide in plain sight even after you see ACAI.

  • niacin

    NIACIN is a useful six-letter find because it reuses the board's NI- opening without following the louder -ITY pattern.

  • tannic

    TANNIC looks plausible only after you accept repeated N and the -NIC ending, which many solvers postpone too long.

  • ninny

    NINNY is another repeat-heavy acceptance that rewards a relaxed attitude toward doubled consonants and vowels.

  • cantina

    CANTINA is a strong mid-board scorer that can appear once you combine the CA- opening with the broader IN/TA letter economy.

Disputed Candidates

Plausible Rejections

  • attaint

    ATTAINT fits the letter bank and grows naturally from ATTAIN, but it was not in today's verified source list.

  • cyanic

    CYANIC looks supported by CYNIC, TANNIC, and TITANIC-style endings, but the checked sources did not accept it for this hive.

  • titian

    TITIAN is a tempting TITAN-family extension that passes the letter rules but is not verified for this date.

  • viva

    VIVA feels reasonable once you see VAIN, VINY, and VIVACITY, but it stays outside the accepted answer set here.

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.