Spelling Bee hint for August 19, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, August 19, 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 41 words worth 211 points in all, including 1 pangram.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 9
- 5 letters: 14
- 6 letters: 7
- 7 letters: 6
- 8 letters: 4
- 9 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total e 2 1 3 1 1 - 8 l 1 4 - 1 1 - 7 n - 3 - - - - 3 o 2 - - - - - 2 p - 2 2 1 - 1 6 r 1 3 1 3 2 - 10 v 3 1 1 - - - 5 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- el-2
- en-2
- ev-4
- le-4
- lo-3
- ne-2
- no-1
- ov-2
- pe-1
- pl-1
- po-1
- pr-3
- re-7
- ro-3
- ve-4
- vo-1
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
provolone
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
9 letters
provolone
8 letters
envelope, lovelorn, revolver, rollover
7 letters
envelop, leveler, popover, reprove, reveler, revolve
6 letters
eleven, evener, evolve, plover, proven, revere, veneer
5 letters
elver, levee, level, lever, lover, nerve, never, novel, peeve, prove, reeve, revel, rover, verve
4 letters
even, ever, love, oven, over, rove, veep, veer, vole
Pangrams are in bold.