Spelling Bee hint for July 2, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, July 2, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Hints, from totals to every answer
Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide
There are 53 words worth 258 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 19
- 5 letters: 4
- 6 letters: 11
- 7 letters: 10
- 8 letters: 7
- 9 letters: 1
- 11 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Total e 1 - - 2 1 - 1 5 g - 1 1 - - 1 - 3 i 1 - - - 1 - - 2 l 2 1 - 3 2 - - 8 m 13 2 9 4 1 - - 29 t 2 - 1 1 2 - - 6 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- el-1
- em-3
- en-1
- ge-1
- gi-2
- im-1
- it-1
- le-1
- li-7
- me-11
- mi-18
- te-3
- ti-3
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
melting
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
11 letters
entitlement
9 letters
gentlemen
8 letters
emitting, imminent, limiting, liniment, mingling, tenement, timeline
7 letters
element, eminent, lemming, limning, linemen, meeting, melting, milling, minting, teeming
6 letters
gimlet, meming, mentee, meting, mettle, millet, miming, mingle, mining, mitten, timing
5 letters
gimme, limit, melee, minim
4 letters
emit, item, lime, limn, meet, melt, meme, mete, mien, mile, mill, mime, mine, mini, mint, mite, mitt, teem, time
Pangrams are in bold.