Today’s Spelling Bee puzzle looked deceptively simple at first glance, but like most good puzzles, it rewarded patience and pattern recognition. The center letter was P, which meant every valid word had to include P, and the surrounding letters were: A, D, I, L, T, U That gave us the full letter set: A D I L P T U As always, my first goal was to search for the pangram—a word that uses all seven letters. Finding the pangram early often unlocks the rest of the board mentally. Bee puzzle word patterns Step 1: Hunting for the Pangram I started by scanning for familiar word shapes that could include all letters. The cluster “PLA-” immediately stood out. From there, experimenting with endings like -DIT or -AUDIT helped narrow things down. That’s when it clicked: PANGRAM: PLA U D I T → PLA U D I T PLA U D I T → PLAUDIT “Plaudit” means an expression of praise or approval, and it perfectly uses all seven letters: P L A U D I T Once plaudit was found, the rest of the puzzle became much easier. Step 2: Building Words Around “P” With the pangram secured, I focused on forming smaller words, remembering three key Spelling Bee rules: 1. Every word must include P 2. Letters can be reused 3. Words must be at least 4 letters From there, I worked through prefixes like AP-, PL-, UP-, and PA-, and suffixes like -IT, -TIP, and -LIT.  Step 3: All Possible Words (Accepted List)   Below is a comprehensive list of valid Spelling Bee words formed from today’s letters:   Pangram plaudit 4-Letter Words Paid Pail Pall Palp Papa Pill Pita Plat Puli Pull Pulp Pupa Putt Tapa Tipi 5-Letter Words Tulip Adapt Lipid Pipit Plaid Plait Pupal Pupil Uplit 6+-Letter Words Appall Applaud Palapa Palatal Palatial Pallid Papilla Pitapat Pulpit Tilapia Uptilt (Note: Exact acceptance may vary slightly by dictionary version, but these follow standard Spelling Bee rules.) Why “Plaudit” Is a Great Pangram What makes plaudit especially satisfying is that it’s: Not overly obscure Directly tied to intellectual or verbal achievement A word you might not use daily, but instantly recognize once seen That’s the sweet spot for a Spelling Bee pangram. Wrapping up Today’s hive Today’s puzzle was a great example of why Spelling Bee is so addictive. The letters didn’t immediately scream “pangram,” but once the PLA- pattern emerged, everything fell into place. If you struggled today, don’t worry—pangrams like plaudit often hide in plain sight. My advice: Look for strong consonant anchors (like P and L) and test common English word endings. Did you spot the pangram early, or did it take some digging? Either way, today definitely earned a plaudit of its own.