Spelling Bee hint for July 16, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 37 words worth 166 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 12
   • 5 letters: 14
   • 6 letters: 4
   • 7 letters: 4
   • 8 letters: 2
   • 9 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	2	2	2	3	1	-	10
   c	1	1	1	1	-	-	4
   d	6	7	1	-	1	1	16
   r	1	2	-	-	-	-	3
   t	1	2	-	-	-	-	3
   y	1	-	-	-	-	-	1

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ac-6
   • ad-1
   • ar-3
   • ca-3
   • ci-1
   • da-4
   • di-8
   • dr-3
   • dy-1
   • ra-3
   • ta-1
   • ti-1
   • tr-1
   • ya-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   acridity

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   diacritic

   8 letters

   acridity, didactic

   7 letters

   acidity, arcadia, aridity, cardiac

   6 letters

   acidic, addict, cicada, didact

   5 letters

   acidy, acrid, caddy, daddy, dairy, diary, dicta, dirty, ditty, dryad, radar, radii, tardy, triad

   4 letters

   acid, arid, card, dart, data, dirt, drat, dray, dyad, raid, tidy, yard

   Pangrams are in bold.