Your Spelling Bee Companion for Friday, June 5, 2026
A field guide for the F C G I N O R hive: how many words you need, strategies for finding them, and (if you turn hint mode off) the full word lists you need to reach Genius and Queen Bee today.
Today's Board
Verified Answers
27
Disputed Words
0
Pangrams
1
Score for Queen Bee
157
Genius estimate: 110 points
Verified Answers
27
Find every accepted word in today's source list
Pangrams
1
Use all seven letters
Disputed Words
0
In our dictionary but not the Spelling Bee list
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 F board with one pangram and a deep -ING payoff
The center letter is F, and this hive is much tighter than a marathon board: only 27 verified answers, with one pangram carrying a big share of the score. Start by testing short F-led bases that can stretch into -ING, because today's best returns come from turning simple finds into longer follow-ups. If you hit the pangram early, the rest of the solve becomes a controlled cleanup of repeated double-letter shapes instead of a broad search.
Verified answers
27
Max score
157
Genius
110
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.
157 possible points
Point Density
The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 110 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.
27 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.
Pattern Prompts
Work The Board Without Reveals
- FOR- ladder: FORGO is the seed. Once you see it, test the same opening for FORGING, FORCING, and the longer FORGOING branch. Examples: forgo, forging, forcing, forgoing.
- Double-letter F builds: This hive is comfortable with repeated F shapes, so do not reject words just because they look visually heavy. Examples: coffin, coffining, fogging, riffing, roofing.
- -ING everywhere: Several of the best scorers come from extending short bases by one more move into ING forms. Examples: fifing, fining, firing, forcing, fringing.
- COIF to COIFFING jump: The short classical-looking COIF is not filler here; it opens one of the board's trickier long answers. Examples: coif, coiffing.
- GRIFF- twin check: Once you land one GRIFF- word, test the neighboring vowel because both endings are accepted today. Examples: griffin, griffon.
Common Prefixes
for-
The most productive opening on the board, with both the pangram and the only five-letter answer growing from it.
Examples: forgo, forging, forcing, forgoing
co-
CO- opens both everyday-looking and awkward-looking branches, so it is worth revisiting after the first pass.
Examples: coif, coiffing, coffin, coffining
fi-
FI- gives you compact six-letter scorers before it fans out into longer relatives.
Examples: fifing, fining, firing
gri-
This smaller lane matters because it hides a matched pair of seven-letter answers.
Examples: griffin, griffon
Common Suffixes
-ing
The board leans heavily on ING extensions, and many of them are better scoring targets than the short bases that unlock them.
Examples: fifing, fining, firing, forcing, fringing, riffing, roofing
Progressive Help
Pangram Hints
No-spoiler nudge
There is one pangram, and it starts with FOR- before cycling through the rest of the hive.
Shape check
Think of a common verb for applying pressure or compulsion; on this board it uses all seven letters.
Reveal
Full pangram reveal.
Reveal words: forcing
Spoiler Control
Notable Words
- forcingPangram
- infringing10 pts
- coffining9 pts
- confining9 pts
- coiffing8 pts
- griffin7 pts
- griffon7 pts
- forgoing8 pts
- fringing8 pts
- fogging7 pts
Why these matter
- forcing
The only pangram, so it is the fastest way to confirm the whole hive and bank a 14-point swing in one move.
- infringing
The lone 10-letter answer and the board's cleanest long-word jackpot once you spot the FRINGING spine.
- coffining
A 9-letter extension that rewards anyone who keeps pushing COFFIN instead of stopping at the safer six-letter base.
- confining
Another 9-letter scorer built from the FINING lane, which makes the board feel much richer than its 27-word total suggests.
- coiffing
An awkward-looking 8-letter upgrade from COIF that is easy to miss if you assume the short form is a dead end.
- griffin
A sturdy 7-letter score that uses the board's doubled F pattern without needing the pangram route.
- griffon
The alternate spelling sits right next to GRIFFIN, so this pair is a good reminder to test both vowel turns.
Hard Finds
Tricky Accepted Words
- foci
A short plural-looking answer that is easy to skip because it does not fit the board's louder -ING rhythm.
- fifing
A rare-looking verb form and one of the source-approved words BuzzyWords had to backfill for this date.
- coif
Short, old-fashioned, and strategically important because it unlocks COIFFING.
- griffon
Easy to miss if you stop at GRIFFIN and never test the alternate vowel turn.
- coffining
A long extension that does not look natural at first glance, which is exactly why it is worth chasing.
- infringing
The longest answer on the board and a strong payoff for anyone who keeps extending FRINGING.
Answer Vault
All The Words You Need And A Few You Don't.
Trusted words are those you'll need to solve the puzzle. Disputed words are the ones we found in our dictionary that don't appear in the Spelling Bee's curated list. But we thought you might like to see them anyway.