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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

  1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShow

    There are 41 words worth 211 points in all, including 1 pangram.

  2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShow
    • 4 letters: 9
    • 5 letters: 14
    • 6 letters: 7
    • 7 letters: 6
    • 8 letters: 4
    • 9 letters: 1
  3. Hint 3First-letter gridShow
    Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns).
    Letter456789Total
    e21311-8
    l14-11-7
    n-3----3
    o2-----2
    p-221-16
    r13132-10
    v311---5
  4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShow
    • 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
  5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShow

    provolone

  6. SpoilerReveal every answerShow

    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.