Today's puzzle

October 16, 2026 - Puzzle #503

  • Letters in play: 7
  • Words to find: 31

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Spelling Bee - Daily Hive Puzzle

Form words using letters arranged in a honeycomb grid. Every word must include the center letter and be at least 4 letters long.

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A new puzzle appears at midnight UTC. Players using the same language get the same daily puzzle; different languages have their own words and letters.
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9-Level Ranking System
Nine ranks take you from Beginner to Genius. Keep going after Genius and find every word to become Spelling Master.
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The Pangram Hunt
A pangram uses all seven letters at least once. It earns one point per letter plus seven bonus points.
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Game Rules
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    Words must contain at least 4 letters.
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    Every word must include the center letter.
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    Letters can be used more than once.
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    Words must be in the puzzle's answer or bonus lists. Main answers are mostly familiar common nouns, usually in the singular. Nouns that exist only in the plural are exceptions. Other types of words may be accepted as bonus words.
Tips for More Points

Think in things: objects, animals, food and places. Focus on familiar nouns, usually in the singular.

Think about noun endings: -TION, -NESS, -MENT and -ER often lead to long, high-scoring words.

Don't forget short words! Four-letter words add up quickly and are easy to overlook.

Scoring
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    4-letter words: 1 point.
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    Longer words: 1 point per letter.
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    Pangram: the word's length + 7 bonus points. A pangram with 8 letters earns 15 points.

Hints and bonus words

Tap the bulb beside the word list to reveal the next letter of a random unfinished word. Each puzzle starts with 1 hint. Every 5 different words found, including bonus words, earn another hint. Bonus words add no points and are not needed to complete the puzzle.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Free, no sign-up, no hidden costs. Open the page and start playing.

A pangram uses all seven available letters at least once. Its score is its length plus 7 bonus points: an 8-letter pangram earns 15 points.

A new puzzle appears at midnight UTC. Players using the same language get the same daily puzzle; different languages have their own words and letters.

Words need at least 4 letters and must always include the center letter. A 4-letter word scores 1 point, longer words score their letter count, and a pangram earns a 7-point bonus.

Reach about 60% of the puzzle's total possible points to earn Genius and fill the progress bar. You can then keep playing; finding every word earns Spelling Master.

In the English version, all standard letters of the alphabet are used. Each letter tile represents one unique letter.

Words must be in the puzzle's answer or bonus lists. Main answers are mostly familiar common nouns, usually in the singular. Nouns that exist only in the plural are exceptions. Other types of words may be accepted as bonus words. A word can be real and still be absent from the list. It must also have at least four letters, use only the available letters and include the center letter.

Once you have tracked down the pangram, today's Wordle offers a different kind of word hunt: one five-letter target and six guesses to reach it.

Prefer spotting words to building them? The daily word search hides a full themed word list inside a single grid of letters.

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Yesterday's Answers

Did you find all the words yesterday? Here is the complete solution.

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Words: 28 - Pangram: surface

  • accuser
  • aura
  • caucus
  • cause
  • cuff
  • cure
  • curse
  • cuss
  • erasure
  • fuse
  • fuss
  • refuse
  • rescue
  • rescuer
  • reuse
  • ruff
  • ruse
  • sauce
  • saucer
  • scruff
  • scuff
  • success
  • sufferer
  • surf
  • surface
  • surfer
  • urea
  • user

Strategy & Tips

Tips to help you with English word games.

Common Affixes for Pangrams

  • -tion
  • -ness
  • -ment
  • -able
  • -ous
  • -ful
  • -less