Spelling Bee August 1, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The August 1st Spelling Bee had a challenging but rewarding list, with a seven-letter pangram that used all the letters effectively. Solvers could find many shorter words like 'ARIA' and 'BARK', as well as longer words like 'BACCARAT' and 'CATARACT'. The list also included words like 'BRICKBAT', 'BACKTRACK', and 'BARIATRIC', making it a fun and engaging puzzle.
The seven letters
R ABCIKT
Every answer had to use R. The board accepted 48 words in all.
Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung
Six rungs, counts before words. The recap above already named the pangram, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.
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Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded
No answer is named.
The list has many words built around 'R' and common vowel pairs, with several longer words that use 'R' and double letters. There are also many three- and four-letter words.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- B
- 14 answers
- C
- 12 answers
- R
- 7 answers
- T
- 7 answers
- A
- 6 answers
- K
- 2 answers
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- R
- Outer letters
- A · B · C · I · K · T
- Accepted words
- 48
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter answer uses common letters, tied together with the centre letter, and two often-paired consonants.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- AR
- 3
- AT
- 3
- BA
- 8
- BI
- 2
- BR
- 4
- CA
- 4
- CI
- 3
- CR
- 5
- KA
- 2
- RA
- 5
- RI
- 2
- TA
- 2
- TI
- 1
- TR
- 4
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
Every accepted word from that board
All of them, folded by opening letter. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.
The pangram from that board
Pangram 1 · 8 letters
BRICKBAT
Uses all seven letters — R, A, B, C, I, K, T — in 8 characters.
A · 6answers
ARABICAARCTICARIAATRIAATTARATTRACT
B · 14answers
BACCARATBACKTRACKBARBBARBACKBARBARICBARIATRICBARKBARRACKBICARBBIRRIABRATBRIARBRICKBRICKBAT
C · 12answers
CARATCARBCARTCATARACTCIRCACIRRICITRICCRABCRACKCRIBCRICKCRITIC
K · 2answers
KARATKART
R · 7answers
RABBIRABBITRACKRAITARATATATRIBBITRICK
T · 7answers
TARTTARTARTIARATRACKTRACTTRAITTRICK
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Saturday, August 1, 2026
- Letters
- R in the middle, A B C I K T around it
- Accepted words
- 48
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
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