Spelling Bee July 10, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle featured a range of vocabulary, from simple words like 'BEEF' and 'FEEL', to longer ones like 'BLUEBOTTLE' and 'ETOUFFEE'. Solvers could find multiple words using common letter combinations, and the pangram 'BOTTLEFUL' was a great example of a less common word.
The seven letters
E BFLOTU
Every answer had to use E. The board accepted 54 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 everyday words, with several pairs of related terms, and a mix of short and long words, often using common suffixes and prefixes.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- B
- 21 answers
- F
- 13 answers
- T
- 11 answers
- L
- 4 answers
- O
- 3 answers
- E
- 2 answers
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- E
- Outer letters
- B · F · L · O · T · U
- Accepted words
- 54
- Word lengths
- 4–10 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter answer uses common letters, with E as a central part, and has a familiar sound and spelling pattern.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- BE
- 9
- BL
- 3
- BO
- 5
- BU
- 4
- EF
- 1
- ET
- 1
- FE
- 7
- FL
- 5
- FU
- 1
- LE
- 1
- LO
- 1
- LU
- 2
- OB
- 1
- OL
- 1
- OU
- 1
- TE
- 2
- TO
- 3
- TU
- 6
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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 · 9 letters
BOTTLEFUL
Uses all seven letters — E, B, F, L, O, T, U — in 9 characters.
B · 21answers
BEEFBEETBEETLEBEFELLBEFOULBELLBELLEBELTBETELBLUEBLUEBELLBLUEBOTTLEBOBBLEBOOTEEBOTTLEBOTTLEFULBOULEBUBBLEBUFFETBULLETBUTTE
E · 2answers
EFFETEETOUFFEE
F · 13answers
FEEBLEFEELFEETFELLFELTFETEFETTLEFLEEFLEETFLOEFLUEFLUTEFUEL
L · 4answers
LEFTLOBELUBELUTE
O · 3answers
OBOEOLEOOUTLET
T · 11answers
TEFFTELLTOFFEETOOTLETOTETUBETUBEFULTUBULETUFFETTULLETUTEE
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Friday, July 10, 2026
- Letters
- E in the middle, B F L O T U around it
- Accepted words
- 54
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–10 letters
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