Spelling Bee hint for August 9, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 9, 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 77 words worth 346 points in all, including 2 pangrams.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 27
- 5 letters: 24
- 6 letters: 10
- 7 letters: 9
- 8 letters: 3
- 9 letters: 2
- 10 letters: 2
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total a 1 2 1 3 - - - 7 c 2 5 4 4 2 1 - 18 e 3 - - - - - 1 4 h 13 7 1 2 1 - - 24 l 3 6 2 - - - - 11 o 1 - - - - - - 1 t 4 4 2 - - 1 1 12 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ac-2
- al-2
- at-3
- ca-4
- ch-7
- cl-3
- co-4
- ea-1
- ec-2
- et-1
- ha-10
- he-9
- ho-5
- la-3
- le-4
- lo-4
- oa-1
- ta-1
- te-5
- th-4
- to-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
echolocate, chocolate
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
10 letters
echolocate, telehealth
9 letters
chocolate, toothache
8 letters
catchall, cochleae, hellhole
7 letters
alcohol, athlete, attache, challah, chattel, cheetah, cochlea, hatchet, hellcat
6 letters
attach, cachet, chalet, cloche, clothe, health, lethal, loathe, teethe, thatch
5 letters
achoo, aloha, cache, catch, cheat, cloth, coach, halal, hatch, hatha, heath, hello, hooch, hotel, latch, lathe, leach, leech, loach, loath, teach, teeth, theta, tooth
4 letters
ache, chat, coho, each, echo, etch, hale, hall, halo, halt, hate, hath, heal, heat, heel, hell, hole, holt, hoot, lath, lech, loch, oath, tach, tech, that, thee
Pangrams are in bold.