Spelling Bee hint for July 22, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, July 22, 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 34 words worth 145 points in all, including 1 pangram.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 13
- 5 letters: 10
- 6 letters: 4
- 7 letters: 5
- 8 letters: 2
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 Total a - 2 2 1 - 5 c 2 3 - 1 1 7 d 3 - - - - 3 h 2 2 - 2 1 7 k 1 1 - - - 2 r - - - 1 - 1 t 5 2 2 - - 9 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ar-1
- at-4
- ca-5
- ch-2
- da-2
- dr-1
- ha-7
- ka-2
- ra-1
- ta-5
- th-2
- tr-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
hardtack
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
8 letters
cataract, hardtack
7 letters
attract, catarrh, hardhat, hatrack, ratatat
6 letters
attach, attack, tartar, thatch
5 letters
arhat, attar, carat, catch, chart, hatch, hatha, karat, track, tract
4 letters
cart, chat, dart, data, drat, hart, hath, kart, tach, tack, tact, tart, that
Pangrams are in bold.