Spelling Bee hint for July 3, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 63 words worth 235 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 30
   • 5 letters: 17
   • 6 letters: 9
   • 7 letters: 4
   • 8 letters: 3
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	Total
   a	5	5	-	2	-	12
   d	2	2	3	-	1	8
   i	-	-	3	-	-	3
   l	9	2	-	1	1	13
   n	4	3	-	-	-	7
   o	1	-	1	1	-	3
   r	9	5	2	-	1	17

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ad-1
   • ai-1
   • an-6
   • ar-4
   • da-1
   • di-2
   • do-4
   • dr-1
   • in-3
   • la-8
   • li-2
   • ll-1
   • lo-2
   • na-6
   • no-1
   • or-3
   • ra-13
   • ri-1
   • ro-3
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   doornail, ordinal

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   8 letters

   doornail, landlord, railroad

   7 letters

   andiron, android, lanolin, ordinal

   6 letters

   dollar, doodad, dorado, inlaid, inland, inroad, ordain, radial, radian

   5 letters

   adorn, aioli, anion, annal, ardor, dinar, drain, lanai, llano, nadir, naiad, nodal, radar, radii, radio, radon, rando

   4 letters

   anal, anon, aria, arid, aril, darn, dial, laid, lain, lair, land, lard, liar, lira, load, loan, naan, nada, nail, nana, oral, raid, rail, rain, rand, rani, rial, road, roan, roar

   Pangrams are in bold.