Spelling Bee hint for August 1, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 48 words worth 237 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 12
   • 5 letters: 17
   • 6 letters: 8
   • 7 letters: 5
   • 8 letters: 4
   • 9 letters: 2
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	1	2	1	2	-	-	6
   b	3	2	2	2	3	2	14
   c	4	5	2	-	1	-	12
   k	1	1	-	-	-	-	2
   r	2	2	2	1	-	-	7
   t	1	5	1	-	-	-	7

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ar-3
   • at-3
   • ba-8
   • bi-2
   • br-4
   • ca-4
   • ci-3
   • cr-5
   • ka-2
   • ra-5
   • ri-2
   • ta-2
   • ti-1
   • tr-4
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   brickbat

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   backtrack, bariatric

   8 letters

   baccarat, barbaric, brickbat, cataract

   7 letters

   arabica, attract, barback, barrack, ratatat

   6 letters

   arctic, bicarb, birria, citric, critic, rabbit, ribbit, tartar

   5 letters

   atria, attar, briar, brick, carat, circa, cirri, crack, crick, karat, rabbi, raita, tiara, track, tract, trait, trick

   4 letters

   aria, barb, bark, brat, carb, cart, crab, crib, kart, rack, rick, tart

   Pangrams are in bold.