Issue #17092 Sun 10 May
Spelling Bee hints — May 10, 2026
Centre L, outer ring DFGINO. A long-vowel hive with three pangrams and a generous count of -ING verbs.
Hive 63 words · 340 pts · 3 pangrams
Today's hive
L D F G I N O
63 words · 340 points · 3 pangrams.
Words by first letter and length.
↓ / → 4 5 6 7 8 9 Σ D 2 1 1 1 2 · 7 F 5 3 1 4 5 · 18 G 4 · 2 4 3 · 13 I 1 1 2 · · 1 5 L 6 2 1 4 · · 13 N · · · · 2 1 3 O 1 · 3 · · · 4 Σ 19 7 10 13 12 2 63 Words by their first two letters.
- D DI-3DO-4
- F FI-4FL-6FO-8
- G GI-6GL-1GO-6
- I ID-2IG-1IN-2
- L LI-3LO-10
- N NI-1NO-2
- O OG-1OI-1OL-1OO-1
3 pangrams. Lengths and first letters revealed below.
- Pangram #1 — starts with F, 8 letters.
- Pangram #2 — starts with F, 7 letters.
- Pangram #3 — starts with F, 8 letters.
Full word list.
D
- DILL
- DOLL
- DILDO
- DOLING
- DOLLING
- DIDDLING
- DOODLING
F
- FILL
- FLOG
- FOIL
- FOLD
- FOOL
- FLING
- FLOOD
- FOLIO
- FILING
- FILLING
- FOILING
- FOLDING · pangram
- FOOLING
- FIDDLING
- FLINGING
- FLOGGING
- FLOODING · pangram
- FONDLING · pangram
G
- GILD
- GILL
- GOLD
- GOLF
- GIGOLO
- GOOGOL
- GILDING
- GILLING
- GLIDING
- GOLFING
- GIGGLING
- GOGGLING
- GOOGLING
I
- IDOL
- IGLOO
- IDLING
- INFILL
- INFILLING
L
- LION
- LOGO
- LOIN
- LOLL
- LONG
- LOON
- LINGO
- LOGIN
- LINING
- LODGING
- LOGGING
- LOLLING
- LONGING
N
- NIGGLING
- NOODLING
- NONILLION
O
- OLIO
- OGLING
- OILING
- OOLONG