Spelling Bee hint for July 11, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, July 11, 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 62 words worth 271 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 23
- 5 letters: 17
- 6 letters: 11
- 7 letters: 8
- 8 letters: 2
- 11 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 11 Total a 3 1 1 - - - 5 i - 2 1 1 - - 4 l 2 - - 1 - 1 4 n - 1 1 2 - - 4 p 6 4 5 3 2 - 20 t 11 5 2 1 - - 19 u 1 4 1 - - - 6 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- al-1
- an-1
- at-2
- au-1
- in-4
- la-1
- li-3
- na-3
- nu-1
- pa-5
- pi-6
- pl-6
- pu-3
- ta-9
- ti-6
- tu-4
- un-4
- up-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
lilliputian, nuptial
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
11 letters
lilliputian
8 letters
palatial, plantain
7 letters
initial, lantana, nautili, nuptial, palatal, pintail, pitapat, tilapia
6 letters
attain, intuit, natant, patina, pinata, plaint, pliant, pulpit, tallit, tannin, uptilt
5 letters
atilt, inapt, input, natal, paint, pipit, plait, plant, taint, taunt, titan, tulip, tutti, unapt, unlit, until, uplit
4 letters
alit, anti, aunt, lilt, lint, pant, pint, pita, plat, punt, putt, tail, tali, tall, tapa, taut, till, tilt, tint, tipi, tuna, tutu, unit
Pangrams are in bold.