Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Thursday, July 16, 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
E
H
O
S
T
U
- Center letterW
- Outer lettersE · H · O · S · T · U
Puzzle at a glance
66
Total words
2
Pangrams
254
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Two-letter starts
ET2
EW1
HE1
HO3
OW2
SE1
SH4
SO3
ST4
SW7
TE1
TH2
TO3
TW4
WE10
WH9
WO7
WU2
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Thursday, July 16, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (66 words)
ewes
1
hews
1
howe
1
hows
1
owes
1
owse
1
sews
1
shew
1
show
1
sows
1
stew
1
stow
1
swot
1
tews
1
thew
1
tows
1
twee
1
twos
1
wees
1
weet
1
west
1
wets
1
whee
1
whet
1
whew
1
woes
1
woos
1
wost
1
wots
1
wows
1
wuss
1
etwee
5
howes
5
shews
5
shows
5
stews
5
stows
5
sweet
5
swots
5
thews
5
tweet
5
weest
5
weets
5
wests
5
whets
5
whews
5
whose
5
whoso
5
woosh
5
etwees
6
sweets
6
swoosh
6
towhee
6
tweets
6
weewee
6
whoosh
6
wusses
6
towhees
7
weewees
7
wettest
7
wooshes
7
sweetest
8
swooshes
8
whooshes
8
southwest
16
southwests
17