Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A Wednesday Bee built around the center letter V: 41 words, 211 points in total and Genius at 147, with a single 9-letter pangram, PROVOLONE at the top of the list. The RE- family alone contributes 7 of the 41 words.
E
L
N
V
O
P
R
41Accepted words
211Max score
147Genius 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 V. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 9-letter word that starts with P and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on RE- (REEVE, REPROVE, REVEL, REVELER) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: E, L, N, O, P, R, V.
PROVOLONE
All 41 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
eleven
elver
envelop
envelope
even
evener
ever
evolve
levee
level
leveler
lever
love
lovelorn
lover
nerve
never
novel
oven
over
peeve
plover
popover
prove
proven
provolone
reeve
reprove
revel
reveler
revere
revolve
revolver
rollover
rove
rover
veep
veer
veneer
verve
vole
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