Honeycomb

Find words using the center letter. 4+ letters required.

Beginner
Score: 0 0 words

    How to Play Honeycomb

    Honeycomb is a free online daily spelling-bee word game — for fans of NYT Spelling Bee and Wordle looking for a no-download browser puzzle. Each day a new arrangement of seven letters appears as hexagonal tiles — one deep amber center hex surrounded by six honey-gold outer hexes. Your job is to find as many valid words as possible using only those seven letters, but every single word must contain the center letter at least once. Words must be four letters or longer, and letters can be reused within a word as many times as they appear in the tile set.

    Click or tap any hex tile to add that letter to your current word. A row of colored pills above the cluster shows what you have typed so far — amber pills for the center letter, gold for outer letters. Hit Enter (or the Enter button) to submit a word, or Backspace / Delete to erase the last letter. Press the shuffle button (↺) or Space to scramble the outer tiles into a new arrangement — sometimes a fresh layout sparks a word you could not see before. The center tile never moves.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does every word in Honeycomb have to use the center letter?
    Yes — that is the single core rule that defines Honeycomb. Every submitted word must contain the center amber letter at least once. Words that skip the center letter are rejected with a gentle shake regardless of how many other tile letters they include. The center letter changes with each new daily puzzle.
    What is a pangram in Honeycomb?
    A pangram is a word that uses all seven of today's letters at least once. Finding a pangram earns the word's normal letter-count score plus a seven-point bonus. Most daily puzzles contain at least one pangram; some contain several. Pangrams appear highlighted in amber bold in the found-words tray so they stand out from ordinary finds.
    How does the Genius rank work?
    The rank bar climbs through nine tiers from Beginner to Genius. Genius is reached at seventy percent of the theoretical maximum score for that day's puzzle. The maximum varies — some puzzles have richer word sets — so the point threshold shifts daily. The progress bar shows your exact position relative to the next tier.
    Does Honeycomb save my progress if I close the tab?
    Yes. Your found words and score are automatically saved to your browser's localStorage after each word submission. If you close the tab or browser and return the same day, your progress restores exactly where you left off. Progress resets at midnight UTC when the next day's puzzle begins.
    Can I use letters more than once in a single word?
    Yes — letters can repeat within a word. The tiles do not deplete; you are selecting from them, not spending them. So BANANA is valid if B, A, and N all appear in today's seven letters and A is the center letter.