Spelling Bee hint for July 29, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 48 words worth 187 points in all, including 2 pangrams.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 22
   • 5 letters: 15
   • 6 letters: 7
   • 7 letters: 1
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 9 letters: 1
   • 10 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
   a	1	5	2	-	-	-	-	8
   b	17	5	3	1	-	-	-	26
   d	3	1	-	-	-	1	-	5
   o	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
   r	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
   t	1	3	2	-	-	-	1	7

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ab-6
   • ad-1
   • ar-1
   • ba-5
   • bo-9
   • br-5
   • bu-7
   • da-2
   • do-1
   • dr-2
   • ou-1
   • ro-1
   • ta-3
   • tr-1
   • tu-3
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   troubadour, outboard

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   10 letters

   troubadour

   9 letters

   dartboard

   8 letters

   outboard

   7 letters

   burrata

   6 letters

   aboard, abroad, baobab, booboo, burbot, tabard, turbot

   5 letters

   abbot, abort, about, adobo, arbor, board, broad, brood, bubba, burro, doubt, robot, taboo, tabor, turbo

   4 letters

   abut, baba, barb, bard, baud, boar, boat, boba, boob, boor, boot, bout, brad, brat, brut, burb, burr, butt, daub, drab, drub, tuba

   Pangrams are in bold.