Spelling Bee hint for July 1, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 51 words worth 224 points in all, including 2 pangrams.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 19
   • 5 letters: 11
   • 6 letters: 14
   • 7 letters: 5
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 9 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

   Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns).

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   c	2	3	2	2	-	-	9
   d	6	4	5	3	-	-	18
   e	2	1	2	-	-	-	5
   h	3	-	2	-	1	1	7
   i	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
   p	5	2	3	-	-	-	10
   u	-	1	-	-	-	-	1

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ce-2
   • ch-5
   • cu-2
   • de-11
   • di-4
   • du-3
   • ed-3
   • ep-2
   • he-2
   • hi-4
   • hu-1
   • ic-1
   • pe-4
   • pi-5
   • pu-1
   • up-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   hiccupped, hiccuped

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   hiccupped

   8 letters

   hiccuped

   7 letters

   cheeped, chipped, decided, deduced, deicide

   6 letters

   chided, cupped, decide, deduce, deeded, deiced, dipped, eddied, educed, heeded, hippie, peeped, pepped, pieced

   5 letters

   ceded, cheep, chide, deice, deuce, diced, duped, educe, piece, piped, upped

   4 letters

   cede, cued, deed, deep, dice, died, dude, dupe, epee, epic, heed, hide, hued, iced, peed, peep, pied, pipe, puce

   Pangrams are in bold.