Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, July 29, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter B: 48 words, 187 points in total and Genius at 130, with two pangrams, OUTBOARD and TROUBADOUR at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 9 of the 48 words.
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D
O
B
R
T
U
48Accepted words
187Max score
130Genius 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 B. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 8, 10 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BOAR, BOARD, BOAT, BOBA) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, D, O, R, T, U, B.
OUTBOARD
TROUBADOUR
All 48 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
abbot
aboard
abort
about
abroad
abut
adobo
arbor
baba
baobab
barb
bard
baud
boar
board
boat
boba
boob
booboo
boor
boot
bout
brad
brat
broad
brood
brut
bubba
burb
burbot
burr
burrata
burro
butt
dartboard
daub
doubt
drab
drub
outboard
robot
tabard
taboo
tabor
troubadour
tuba
turbo
turbot
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