Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Saturday, August 29, 2026

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The hive

H
C
D
E
L
O
S
  • Center letterH
  • Outer lettersC · D · E · L · O · S

Puzzle at a glance

126
Total words
1
Pangrams
639
Max points

Words by length

Letters 456789 Σ
Words 28342823121 126

Two-letter starts

CH11
CL2
CO9
DH2
EC10
ED1
HE23
HO31
LE6
LO2
OH1
OO2
SC3
SH20
SL3

Answers

Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Saturday, August 29, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.

Reveal full answer list (126 words)
4 letters 28 words
coho 1
cosh 1
eche 1
echo 1
edhs 1
heed 1
heel 1
hehs 1
held 1
hell 1
helo 1
hods 1
hoed 1
hoes 1
hold 1
hole 1
hols 1
hood 1
hose 1
lech 1
loch 1
ohed 1
oohs 1
shed 1
shes 1
shod 1
shoe 1
shoo 1
5 letters 34 words
chess 5
cholo 5
chose 5
cohos 5
cooch 5
dhole 5
eched 5
eches 5
echos 5
heeds 5
heels 5
hello 5
hells 5
helos 5
holds 5
holed 5
holes 5
hollo 5
hooch 5
hoods 5
hosed 5
hosel 5
hoses 5
leech 5
lochs 5
oohed 5
sheds 5
shell 5
sheol 5
shoed 5
shoes 5
shool 5
shoos 5
slosh 5
6 letters 28 words
cheese 6
cholos 6
choose 6
choses 6
cloche 6
cohosh 6
coshed 6
coshes 6
dholes 6
echoed 6
echoes 6
heddle 6
heeded 6
heeled 6
helled 6
hellos 6
holloo 6
hollos 6
hooded 6
hoodoo 6
hosels 6
leched 6
leches 6
school 6
shells 6
sheols 6
shooed 6
shools 6
7 letters 23 words
cheesed 7
cheeses 7
chesses 7
chooses 7
cloches 7
cooches 7
echelle 7
heddles 7
helloed 7
helloes 7
holloed 7
holloes 7
holloos 7
hooches 7
hoodoos 7
leeched 7
leeches 7
schools 7
shedded 7
shelled 7
shooled 7
sloshed 7
sloshes 7
8 letters 12 words
cohoshes 8
echelles 8
echoless 8
heedless 8
heelless 8
hellhole 8
holeless 8
hollooed 8
hoodless 8
hoodooed 8
schooled 15
shoeless 8
9 letters 1 word
hellholes 9