Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026
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The hive
I
A
C
L
R
U
Y
- Center letterI
- Outer lettersA · C · L · R · U · Y
Puzzle at a glance
79
Total words
2
Pangrams
433
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 79 |
Two-letter starts
AA1
AC6
AI2
AL4
AR3
AU4
CA4
CI7
CR2
CU6
CY4
IC1
IL4
LA7
LI5
LY3
RA6
RI4
UR4
YI2
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Thursday, August 13, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (79 words)
airy
1
aria
1
aril
1
ilia
1
illy
1
laic
1
lair
1
lari
1
liar
1
lily
1
lira
1
liri
1
raia
1
rail
1
rial
1
rill
1
uric
1
yill
1
yirr
1
aalii
5
acari
5
aliya
5
aulic
5
auric
5
cilia
5
circa
5
cirri
5
curia
5
icily
5
iliac
5
ilial
5
laari
5
lilac
5
lyric
5
riyal
5
urari
5
urial
5
acacia
6
airily
6
alcaic
6
calcic
6
cicala
6
curari
6
curial
6
cyclic
6
lacily
6
laical
6
racial
6
racily
6
ricrac
6
uracil
6
acicula
7
acrylic
7
acyclic
7
allylic
7
calculi
7
ciliary
7
crucial
7
curlily
7
lyrical
7
railcar
7
acicular
8
auricula
8
calcaria
8
calyculi
8
circular
8
cyclical
8
cyclicly
8
laically
8
racially
8
alicyclic
9
araucaria
9
auricular
9
crucially
16
curricula
9
lyrically
9
circularly
17
curricular
10
cyclically
10