Spelling Bee August 13, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle included a range of everyday words and some more obscure vocabulary. Notable answers included CANAL, COLONY, and HONCHO. The pangram HALCYON was a key find, along with other seven-letter words.
The seven letters
N OYACHL
Every answer had to use N. The board accepted 41 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 features many words starting with CAN-, and others with -ON or -AN. Letter pairs like CH, CY, and CO appear frequently, helping to form nouns and adjectives.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- C
- 17 answers
- N
- 9 answers
- A
- 7 answers
- L
- 4 answers
- H
- 2 answers
- O
- 2 answers
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- N
- Outer letters
- O · Y · A · C · H · L
- Accepted words
- 41
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
A seven-letter word stands out, using the centre letter and all others. It relates to calm weather, often associated with swallows.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- AN
- 7
- CA
- 8
- CH
- 1
- CL
- 2
- CO
- 5
- CY
- 1
- HA
- 1
- HO
- 1
- LL
- 1
- LO
- 3
- NA
- 4
- NO
- 4
- NY
- 1
- ON
- 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
HALCYON
Uses all seven letters — N, O, Y, A, C, H, L — in 7 characters.
A · 7answers
ANALANALLYANCHOANNALANNOYANONANYHOO
C · 17answers
CANALCANCANCANNACANNONCANNYCANOLACANONCANYONCHANCYCLANCLONALCOCOONCOLCANNONCOLONCOLONYCONCHCYAN
H · 2answers
HALCYONHONCHO
L · 4answers
LLANOLOANLOONLOONY
N · 9answers
NAANNACHONANANANNYNOLLNOLONONLOCALNOONNYLON
O · 2answers
ONLAYONLY
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Letters
- N in the middle, O Y A C H L around it
- Accepted words
- 41
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–9 letters
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