Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Thursday, July 9, 2026
A Thursday Bee built around the center letter V: 24 words, 128 points in total and Genius at 89, with two pangrams, DIVEBOMB and DIVEBOMBED at the top of the list. The DI- family alone contributes 7 of the 24 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 10 letters.
B
D
E
V
I
M
O
24Accepted words
128Max score
89Genius at
2Pangrams
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter V. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are two pangrams today, they run 8 to 10 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on DI- (DIVE, DIVEBOMB, DIVEBOMBED, DIVED) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: B, D, E, I, M, O, V.
DIVEBOMB
DIVEBOMBED
All 24 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
bovid
devoid
dive
divebomb
divebombed
dived
divide
divided
divvied
dove
ivied
move
moved
movie
ovoid
vibe
vibed
video
videoed
vied
vivid
void
voided
voodoo
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