Spelling Bee hint for August 20, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 47 words worth 262 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: 12
   • 5 letters: 4
   • 6 letters: 8
   • 7 letters: 13
   • 8 letters: 7
   • 9 letters: 2
   • 10 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
   g	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	2
   i	1	1	1	-	3	2	-	8
   n	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
   o	1	1	2	-	1	-	1	6
   q	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	4
   t	6	1	3	10	1	-	-	21
   u	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	4

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • go-1
   • gu-1
   • ig-2
   • in-6
   • no-2
   • on-1
   • ou-5
   • qu-4
   • ti-4
   • to-11
   • tu-6
   • un-4
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   quoting

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   10 letters

   outgunning

   9 letters

   intuiting, intuition

   8 letters

   igniting, ignition, intoning, outgoing, quitting, tonguing, untuning

   7 letters

   gutting, quoting, tinging, tinning, tinting, togging, tonging, tooting, touting, tugging, tuition, tutting, uniting

   6 letters

   intuit, noting, notion, outgun, outing, toning, toting, tuning

   5 letters

   ingot, outgo, quint, tutti

   4 letters

   gout, into, onto, quit, tint, tong, toon, toot, tout, tutu, unit, unto

   Pangrams are in bold.