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Spelling Bee August 9, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a chocolate-themed pangram and many words related to health, like 'ACHE', 'HEALTH', and 'TOOTHACHE'. Other answers included 'CHALET', 'CACHET', and 'HELLCAT'. Solvers could form many words by combining letters like 'CH', 'TH', and 'HE'. The puzzle's difficulty was moderate, with some tricky words like 'CATCHALL' and 'TELEHEALTH'.

The seven letters

H ACELOT

Every answer had to use H. The board accepted 77 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.

  1. What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    Word pairs with 'CH' and 'TH' are abundant, and many answers can be formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to shorter words.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    H
    24 answers
    C
    18 answers
    T
    12 answers
    L
    11 answers
    A
    7 answers
    E
    4 answers
    O
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    H
    Outer letters
    A · C · E · L · O · T
    Accepted words
    77
    Word lengths
    4–10 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle's standout word uses a common treat and a scientific term, with a unique combination of letters.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AC
    2
    AL
    2
    AT
    3
    CA
    4
    CH
    7
    CL
    3
    CO
    4
    EA
    1
    EC
    2
    ET
    1
    HA
    10
    HE
    9
    HO
    5
    LA
    3
    LE
    4
    LO
    4
    OA
    1
    TA
    1
    TE
    5
    TH
    4
    TO
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with C
    Pangram 2
    10 letters, starts with E
    Open the answer grid

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 · 9 letters

    CHOCOLATE

    Uses all seven letters — H, A, C, E, L, O, T — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 10 letters

    ECHOLOCATE

    Uses all seven letters — H, A, C, E, L, O, T — in 10 characters.

  • A · 7answers

    ACHEACHOOALCOHOLALOHAATHLETEATTACHATTACHE

  • C · 18answers

    CACHECACHETCATCHCATCHALLCHALETCHALLAHCHATCHATTELCHEATCHEETAHCHOCOLATECLOCHECLOTHCLOTHECOACHCOCHLEACOCHLEAECOHO

  • E · 4answers

    EACHECHOECHOLOCATEETCH

  • H · 24answers

    HALALHALEHALLHALOHALTHATCHHATCHETHATEHATHHATHAHEALHEALTHHEATHEATHHEELHELLHELLCATHELLHOLEHELLOHOLEHOLTHOOCHHOOTHOTEL

  • L · 11answers

    LATCHLATHLATHELEACHLECHLEECHLETHALLOACHLOATHLOATHELOCH

  • O · 1answer

    OATH

  • T · 12answers

    TACHTEACHTECHTEETHTEETHETELEHEALTHTHATTHATCHTHEETHETATOOTHTOOTHACHE

This board by the numbers

Date
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Letters
H in the middle, A C E L O T around it
Accepted words
77
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–10 letters

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