Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Saturday, August 1, 2026
A Saturday Bee built around the center letter R: 48 words, 237 points in total and Genius at 165, with a single 8-letter pangram, BRICKBAT at the top of the list. The BA- family alone contributes 8 of the 48 words.
A
B
C
R
I
K
T
48Accepted words
237Max score
165Genius at
1Pangram
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 R. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 8-letter word that starts with B and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BA- (BACCARAT, BACKTRACK, BARB, BARBACK) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, B, C, I, K, T, R.
BRICKBAT
All 48 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
arabica
arctic
aria
atria
attar
attract
baccarat
backtrack
barb
barback
barbaric
bariatric
bark
barrack
bicarb
birria
brat
briar
brick
brickbat
carat
carb
cart
cataract
circa
cirri
citric
crab
crack
crib
crick
critic
karat
kart
rabbi
rabbit
rack
raita
ratatat
ribbit
rick
tart
tartar
tiara
track
tract
trait
trick
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