Spelling Bee hint for August 5, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 17 words worth 82 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

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

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	Total
   a	1	1	2	-	4
   f	1	1	-	-	2
   h	-	3	1	1	5
   k	-	2	-	-	2
   o	2	-	-	-	2
   y	-	1	1	-	2

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • af-1
   • ah-1
   • ar-2
   • fo-1
   • fr-1
   • ha-2
   • ho-3
   • ka-1
   • ko-1
   • oa-1
   • ok-1
   • ya-1
   • yo-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   hayfork

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   7 letters

   hayfork

   6 letters

   affray, arroyo, hooray, yoohoo

   5 letters

   array, foray, harry, hoary, hooky, kayak, kooky, yahoo

   4 letters

   ahoy, fray, oaky, okay

   Pangrams are in bold.