Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, August 9, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter H: 77 words, 346 points in total and Genius at 242, with two pangrams, CHOCOLATE and ECHOLOCATE at the top of the list. The HA- family alone contributes 10 of the 77 words.
A
C
E
H
L
O
T
77Accepted words
346Max score
242Genius 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 H. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 9, 10 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on HA- (HALAL, HALE, HALL, HALO) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, C, E, L, O, T, H.
CHOCOLATE
ECHOLOCATE
All 77 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
ache
achoo
alcohol
aloha
athlete
attach
attache
cache
cachet
catch
catchall
chalet
challah
chat
chattel
cheat
cheetah
chocolate
cloche
cloth
clothe
coach
cochlea
cochleae
coho
each
echo
echolocate
etch
halal
hale
hall
halo
halt
hatch
hatchet
hate
hath
hatha
heal
health
heat
heath
heel
hell
hellcat
hellhole
hello
hole
holt
hooch
hoot
hotel
latch
lath
lathe
leach
lech
leech
lethal
loach
loath
loathe
loch
oath
tach
teach
tech
teeth
teethe
telehealth
that
thatch
thee
theta
tooth
toothache
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