Spelling Bee hint for August 30, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 43 words worth 201 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 15
   • 5 letters: 6
   • 6 letters: 9
   • 7 letters: 9
   • 8 letters: 4
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	Total
   c	2	-	-	-	-	2
   e	2	-	5	4	2	13
   g	2	2	-	2	-	6
   i	-	1	3	-	-	4
   n	5	1	-	1	1	8
   t	4	2	1	2	1	10

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ce-1
   • ci-1
   • eg-1
   • en-4
   • ex-8
   • ge-6
   • ig-1
   • in-3
   • ne-3
   • ni-5
   • te-7
   • ti-3
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   exciting

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   8 letters

   enticing, exciting, nineteen, tingeing

   7 letters

   entente, exigent, exiting, extinct, genetic, getting, netting, tenting, texting

   6 letters

   egging, engine, entice, excite, extent, ignite, incite, intent, teeing

   5 letters

   genie, genii, innie, niece, tenet, tinge

   4 letters

   cent, cite, exec, exit, gene, gent, nene, next, nice, nine, nite, teen, tent, text, tine

   Pangrams are in bold.