Spelling Bee Rules

What you need

• A seven-letter honeycomb puzzle.
• A word list accepted by the puzzle.

Setup

1. Identify the required center letter.
2. Build words of the minimum accepted length.
3. Reuse letters as often as needed.

Objective

Find as many accepted words as possible, including at least one pangram that uses all seven letters.

Rules

1. Every submitted word must include the center letter.
2. Letters may be reused.
3. Words must meet the puzzle’s minimum length.
4. A pangram uses all seven letters at least once.
5. Proper nouns, hyphenated words, and offensive terms are typically excluded.

Scoring and results

• Longer words earn more points.
• Pangrams earn bonus points.
• Rank names reflect progress toward the puzzle’s maximum score.

Strategy tips

• Find common suffixes and prefixes using the center letter.
• Look for pangram shapes before grinding short words.
• Shuffle letters often to see new clusters.
• Try plural-like endings only when the puzzle’s word list accepts them.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting the center letter.
• Assuming every dictionary word is accepted.
• Missing words that reuse a high-value letter several times.

Variations

• Print anagram bees often use different word lists.
• Classroom versions can change the minimum word length.