Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter T: 36 words, 125 points in total and Genius at 87, with one pangram, VITRIOLIC at the top of the list. The TO- family alone contributes 9 of the 36 words, more than any other family on the board. Word lengths run from 4 to 9 letters.
C
I
L
T
O
R
V
36Accepted words
125Max score
87Genius at
1Pangrams
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 T. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There is one pangram today, it is 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on TO- (TOIL, TOLL, TOOL, TOOT) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: C, I, L, O, R, T, V.
VITRIOLIC
All 36 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
citric
clot
colt
coot
critic
illicit
licit
lilt
loot
lotto
riot
root
roti
rotor
rototill
till
tilt
toil
toll
tool
toot
tori
toric
torii
toro
tort
tricolor
tricot
trill
trio
troll
trot
victor
vitriol
vitriolic
volt
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