Spelling Bee hint for August 23, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 23, 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 38 words worth 153 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 18
- 5 letters: 4
- 6 letters: 9
- 7 letters: 3
- 8 letters: 3
- 9 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total b - - 1 1 1 - 3 e 1 - - 1 - - 2 i 1 1 2 - 1 - 5 m 13 1 5 1 - 1 21 n 1 1 - - - - 2 t 2 - - - 1 - 3 u - 1 1 - - - 2 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- be-1
- bi-2
- em-2
- im-4
- it-1
- me-5
- mi-13
- mu-3
- ni-1
- nu-1
- te-2
- ti-1
- un-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
bitumen
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
9 letters
minutemen
8 letters
biennium, imminent, tenement
7 letters
bitumen, eminent, minimum
6 letters
benumb, imbibe, immune, mentee, minuet, minute, mitten, muumuu, unmute
5 letters
imbue, minim, nimbi, unmet
4 letters
emit, item, meet, meme, menu, mete, mien, mime, mine, mini, mint, mite, mitt, mute, mutt, numb, teem, time
Pangrams are in bold.