Spelling Bee hint for August 17, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 38 words worth 115 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: 22
   • 5 letters: 11
   • 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
   d	5	5	1	-	11
   g	6	3	1	-	10
   o	2	-	1	-	3
   p	6	2	1	1	10
   r	2	1	-	-	3
   y	1	-	-	-	1

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • do-7
   • dr-4
   • go-6
   • gr-3
   • gy-1
   • od-1
   • op-1
   • or-1
   • po-4
   • pr-5
   • py-1
   • ri-1
   • ro-2
   • yo-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   prodigy

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   7 letters

   prodigy

   6 letters

   droopy, groggy, opioid, priory

   5 letters

   dodgy, doggo, doggy, droid, droop, goody, goopy, grody, poppy, prior, rigor

   4 letters

   dodo, door, dopy, dory, drop, good, goop, gorp, gory, grog, gyro, odor, orgy, pogo, poop, poor, prod, prop, pyro, rood, ropy, yogi

   Pangrams are in bold.