Spelling Bee August 10, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of words, with GLAMOUR standing out as the seven-letter pangram. Solvers were rewarded for thinking of words that combined the center letter G with the outer letters, especially 'GL' and 'GO' combinations. Notable answers included AMALGAM, ARUGULA, and LOGOGRAM.
The seven letters
G ALMORU
Every answer had to use G. The board accepted 39 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 a strong bias toward words that use common letter combinations like 'AG', 'GL', and 'GO'. Many answers are related to words that describe grandeur, appeal, or gloominess.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- G
- 22 answers
- A
- 8 answers
- L
- 4 answers
- M
- 3 answers
- R
- 2 answers
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- G
- Outer letters
- A · L · M · O · R · U
- Accepted words
- 39
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter answer is a noun that refers to a particular kind of appeal or charm, and it's hiding in plain sight.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- AG
- 3
- AL
- 2
- AM
- 1
- AR
- 1
- AU
- 1
- GA
- 4
- GL
- 7
- GO
- 2
- GR
- 5
- GU
- 4
- LA
- 1
- LO
- 3
- MA
- 2
- MO
- 1
- RA
- 2
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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 · 7 letters
GLAMOUR
Uses all seven letters — G, A, L, M, O, R, U — in 7 characters.
A · 8answers
AGARAGOGAGORAALGAALGALAMALGAMARUGULAAUGUR
G · 22answers
GAGAGALAGALLGAMMAGLAMGLAMORGLAMOURGLOMGLOOMGLUGGLUMGOALGOOGOLGRAMGRAMMAGRAMMARGROGGROOMGUARGULAGGULLGURU
L · 4answers
LARGOLOGOLOGOGRAMLOGROLL
M · 3answers
MAGMAMAMMOGRAMMOGUL
R · 2answers
RAGARAGU
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Monday, August 10, 2026
- Letters
- G in the middle, A L M O R U around it
- Accepted words
- 39
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
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