Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Sunday, July 12, 2026

A full reference for this date's puzzle on TheSpellingBee.org: the same hive, the same word list, and the same scoring as the day it was live. Spoiler-free hints are visible by default; the full answer list sits behind a Reveal button lower on the page. To play today's puzzle, visit the homepage.

The hive

W
A
I
L
O
S
T
  • Center letterW
  • Outer lettersA · I · L · O · S · T

Puzzle at a glance

93
Total words
2
Pangrams
377
Max points

Words by length

Letters 4567891112 Σ
Words 39271473111 93

Two-letter starts

AL3
AW5
IW1
LA1
LO1
OW1
SA3
SL4
SO1
ST3
SW13
TA3
TO1
TW11
WA22
WI14
WO6

Answers

Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Sunday, July 12, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.

Reveal full answer list (93 words)
4 letters 39 words
alow 1
awls 1
awol 1
iwis 1
laws 1
lows 1
owls 1
saws 1
slaw 1
slow 1
sows 1
staw 1
stow 1
swat 1
swot 1
taws 1
tows 1
twas 1
twat 1
twit 1
twos 1
wail 1
wait 1
wall 1
wast 1
wats 1
watt 1
wawl 1
waws 1
will 1
wilt 1
wiss 1
wist 1
wits 1
wool 1
woos 1
wost 1
wots 1
wows 1
5 letters 27 words
allow 5
await 5
awols 5
slaws 5
slows 5
stows 5
swail 5
swats 5
swill 5
swiss 5
swots 5
twats 5
twill 5
twist 5
twits 5
wails 5
waist 5
waits 5
walla 5
walls 5
wasts 5
watts 5
wawls 5
wills 5
wilts 5
wists 5
wools 5
6 letters 14 words
allows 6
awaits 6
sallow 6
swails 6
swills 6
tallow 6
twilit 6
twills 6
twists 6
waists 6
wallas 6
wallow 6
willow 6
wittol 6
7 letters 7 words
sallows 7
swallow 7
tallows 7
wallows 7
wassail 7
willows 7
wittols 7
8 letters 3 words
swallows 8
wassails 8
williwaw 8
9 letters 1 word
williwaws 9
11 letters 1 word
swallowtail 18
12 letters 1 word
swallowtails 19