Spelling Bee hint for August 16, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 52 words worth 257 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 15
   • 5 letters: 12
   • 6 letters: 11
   • 7 letters: 11
   • 8 letters: 2
   • 9 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   b	1	1	1	1	-	1	5
   c	12	9	7	7	1	-	36
   d	1	1	2	2	-	-	6
   e	-	1	1	-	-	-	2
   l	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
   o	-	-	-	1	1	-	2

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • be-2
   • bl-1
   • bo-2
   • ce-7
   • cl-7
   • co-15
   • cu-7
   • de-6
   • ed-2
   • lo-1
   • oc-2
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   beclouded, becloud

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   beclouded

   8 letters

   colluded, occluded

   7 letters

   becloud, cellule, clouded, clubbed, cobbled, coddled, collude, cuddled, decoded, deduced, occlude

   6 letters

   boucle, celled, cobble, coddle, cooled, coulee, cuddle, culled, decode, deduce, educed

   5 letters

   bocce, ceded, celeb, cello, cloud, clued, coded, cooed, could, cubed, deuce, educe

   4 letters

   bloc, cede, cell, clod, club, clue, code, coed, cold, cool, cube, cued, cull, deco, loco

   Pangrams are in bold.