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Spelling Bee July 29, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a strong showing of nautical terms like OUTBOARD and BOAT, as well as words related to places and structures, such as TABARD and ARBOR. The presence of BUBBA and BOOBOO added a playful touch. Solvers could get stuck on the longer words, but the shorter ones provided a good starting point.

The seven letters

B ADORTU

Every answer had to use B. 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.

  1. What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    Word pairs sharing double letters or common suffixes are well-represented. Hunting for words with consecutive letters or common prefixes also pays off. The centre letter is essential to every answer.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    B
    26 answers
    A
    8 answers
    T
    7 answers
    D
    5 answers
    O
    1 answer
    R
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    B
    Outer letters
    A · D · O · R · T · U
    Accepted words
    48
    Word lengths
    4–10 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle's longest answers cleverly incorporate every letter, including the centre one, to form two distinct words that showcase the letters' versatility.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AB
    6
    AD
    1
    AR
    1
    BA
    5
    BO
    9
    BR
    5
    BU
    7
    DA
    2
    DO
    1
    DR
    2
    OU
    1
    RO
    1
    TA
    3
    TR
    1
    TU
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with O
    Pangram 2
    10 letters, starts with T
    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 · 8 letters

    OUTBOARD

    Uses all seven letters — B, A, D, O, R, T, U — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 10 letters

    TROUBADOUR

    Uses all seven letters — B, A, D, O, R, T, U — in 10 characters.

  • A · 8answers

    ABBOTABOARDABORTABOUTABROADABUTADOBOARBOR

  • B · 26answers

    BABABAOBABBARBBARDBAUDBOARBOARDBOATBOBABOOBBOOBOOBOORBOOTBOUTBRADBRATBROADBROODBRUTBUBBABURBBURBOTBURRBURRATABURROBUTT

  • D · 5answers

    DARTBOARDDAUBDOUBTDRABDRUB

  • O · 1answer

    OUTBOARD

  • R · 1answer

    ROBOT

  • T · 7answers

    TABARDTABOOTABORTROUBADOURTUBATURBOTURBOT

This board by the numbers

Date
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Letters
B in the middle, A D O R T U around it
Accepted words
48
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–10 letters

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