Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter Y: 17 words, 82 points in total and Genius at 57, with a single 7-letter pangram, HAYFORK at the top of the list. The longest word on the list runs 7 letters: hayfork.
A
F
H
Y
K
O
R
17Accepted words
82Max score
57Genius 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 Y. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 7-letter word that starts with H and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Chase the long words first: anything of 8 letters or more is worth real points, and the pangram is the biggest prize on the board.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: A, F, H, K, O, R, Y.
HAYFORK
All 17 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
affray
ahoy
array
arroyo
foray
fray
harry
hayfork
hoary
hooky
hooray
kayak
kooky
oaky
okay
yahoo
yoohoo
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