Spelling Bee hint for August 6, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 32 words worth 140 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: 13
   • 5 letters: 7
   • 6 letters: 6
   • 7 letters: 3
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 9 letters: 1
   • 11 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	Total
   a	2	1	2	1	-	-	1	7
   b	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
   c	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	4
   d	6	1	1	-	1	1	-	10
   r	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	4
   t	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	3

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ab-1
   • ac-3
   • ad-1
   • ar-2
   • ba-1
   • bi-1
   • br-2
   • ca-3
   • ci-1
   • da-2
   • di-5
   • dr-3
   • ra-4
   • ta-1
   • ti-1
   • tr-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   catbird

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   11 letters

   abracadabra

   9 letters

   diacritic

   8 letters

   didactic

   7 letters

   arcadia, cardiac, catbird

   6 letters

   acidic, addict, cicada, didact, tabard, tidbit

   5 letters

   acrid, braid, dicta, rabid, radar, radii, triad

   4 letters

   acid, arid, bard, bird, brad, card, dart, data, dirt, drab, drat, drib, raid

   Pangrams are in bold.