Spelling Bee hint for August 22, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 56 words worth 304 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: 9
   • 5 letters: 21
   • 6 letters: 15
   • 7 letters: 5
   • 8 letters: 3
   • 9 letters: 3
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	3	3	4	-	1	1	12
   c	-	4	3	3	-	-	10
   i	-	2	3	-	1	-	6
   n	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
   r	3	3	-	-	-	-	6
   t	1	9	3	2	1	1	17
   u	2	-	-	-	-	1	3

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ac-2
   • an-3
   • ar-4
   • at-3
   • ca-3
   • ci-4
   • cr-2
   • cu-1
   • in-5
   • ir-1
   • ni-2
   • ra-3
   • ri-1
   • ru-2
   • ta-8
   • ti-5
   • tr-2
   • tu-2
   • un-2
   • ur-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   taciturn, curtain

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   antarctic, tactician, unitarian

   8 letters

   arancini, irritant, taciturn

   7 letters

   cantina, circuit, curtain, tantric, titanic

   6 letters

   acacia, arctic, arnica, attain, citric, crania, critic, incant, intact, intuit, niacin, nitric, tactic, tannic, tannin

   5 letters

   antic, atria, attic, cacti, cairn, circa, cirri, incur, inurn, raita, ricin, runic, tacit, taint, tiara, tinct, titan, train, trait, tunic, tutti

   4 letters

   acai, anti, aria, rain, rani, ruin, tint, unit, uric

   Pangrams are in bold.