Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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The hive
B
A
E
L
P
R
Y
- Center letterB
- Outer lettersA · E · L · P · R · Y
Puzzle at a glance
118
Total words
2
Pangrams
634
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 28 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 118 |
Two-letter starts
AB8
AL1
AP1
AR1
BA29
BE17
BL12
BR7
BY3
EY3
LA7
PA10
PE3
PL3
RA2
RE9
YA1
YE1
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (118 words)
abba
1
abbe
1
able
1
ably
1
abye
1
alba
1
baal
1
baba
1
babe
1
baby
1
bale
1
ball
1
barb
1
bare
1
bear
1
beep
1
beer
1
bell
1
blab
1
blae
1
bleb
1
brae
1
bray
1
bree
1
brrr
1
byre
1
byrl
1
pleb
1
abbey
5
abele
5
abler
5
babel
5
baler
5
bally
5
barbe
5
barer
5
barre
5
barye
5
beery
5
belay
5
belle
5
belly
5
berry
5
beryl
5
blare
5
blear
5
bleep
5
blype
5
label
5
labra
5
plebe
5
rebar
5
rebbe
5
rebel
5
yerba
5
arable
6
babble
6
baller
6
barbal
6
barbel
6
barber
6
barely
6
barley
6
barrel
6
bearer
6
beebee
6
beeper
6
beleap
6
blabby
6
bleary
6
blebby
6
brayer
6
byplay
6
eyebar
6
labara
6
pebble
6
pebbly
6
rabble
6
yabber
6
babbler
7
barbell
7
blabber
7
brabble
7
eyeable
7
eyeball
7
labeler
7
labella
7
palabra
7
parable
7
payable
7
payably
7
rabbler
7
relabel
7
barberry
8
barrable
8
bayberry
8
bearable
8
bearably
8
brabbler
8
labeller
8
palpable
8
palpably
8
palpebra
8
peelable
8
playable
8
reapable
8
reelable
8
bearberry
9
blaeberry
9
labelable
9
palpebrae
9
palpebral
9
reparable
9
repayable
16
appealable
10
ballplayer
17
pallbearer
10
repealable
10