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Spelling Bee Hints Today
Spelling Bee for July 18, 2026
Letters in the Puzzle:
CAEILPT
Words: 73
Score: 389 pts
Pangrams: 2
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
| A | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 |
| C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | 19 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| I | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| L | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 |
| P | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 11 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Σ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 10
C x 19
E x 10
I x 5
L x 10
P x 11
T x 8
Total words by length:
4L x 16
5L x 17
6L x 18
7L x 14
8L x 5
9L x 2
10L x 1
Two Letter List
AC – 6 AL – 1 AP – 2 AT – 1
CA – 11 CE – 3 CI – 2 CL – 3
EC – 3 EL – 5 EP – 2
IC – 1 IL – 2 IP – 1 IT – 1
LA – 7 LI – 3
PA – 3 PE – 3 PI – 3 PL – 2
TA – 8
Spelling Bee Answers Today
Below, you’ll find answers to the Today’s Spelling Bee puzzle game. The puzzle contains 73 words with two pangrams, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: ELLIPTICAL, TAILPIECE
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 389 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELL | 4 | 1 | |
| CELLI | 5 | 5 | |
| ICICLE | 6 | 6 | |
| LICE | 4 | 1 | |
| ACACIA | 6 | 6 | |
| ACAI | 4 | 1 | |
| ATTIC | 5 | 5 | |
| CACTI | 5 | 5 | |
| PACT | 4 | 1 | |
| PICA | 4 | 1 | |
| PICCATA | 7 | 7 | |
| TACIT | 5 | 5 | |
| TACT | 4 | 1 | |
| TACTIC | 6 | 6 | |
| CALL | 4 | 1 | |
| CALLA | 5 | 5 | |
| CATCALL | 7 | 7 | |
| CATTAIL | 7 | 7 | |
| CILIA | 5 | 5 | |
| ITALIC | 6 | 6 | |
| LACTIC | 6 | 6 | |
| LAIC | 4 | 1 | |
| LAICAL | 6 | 6 | |
| LILAC | 5 | 5 | |
| TACTICAL | 8 | 8 | |
| TALC | 4 | 1 | |
| ILLICIT | 7 | 7 | |
| LICIT | 5 | 5 | |
| LACE | 4 | 1 | |
| ACETAL | 6 | 6 | |
| ACETATE | 7 | 7 | |
| CATTLE | 6 | 6 | |
| CLEAT | 5 | 5 | |
| ECLAT | 5 | 5 | |
| ELECT | 5 | 5 | |
| ELECTEE | 7 | 7 | |
| LACTATE | 7 | 7 | |
| LACTEAL | 7 | 7 | |
| TACET | 5 | 5 | |
| ILIAC | 5 | 5 | |
| CITE | 4 | 1 | |
| ECLECTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| ECLIPTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| ELICIT | 6 | 6 | |
| ELLIPTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| EPIC | 4 | 1 | |
| EPILEPTIC | 9 | 9 | |
| PELLICLE | 8 | 8 | |
| PEPTIC | 6 | 6 | |
| PIECE | 5 | 5 | |
| CLIP | 4 | 1 | |
| ACCEPT | 6 | 6 | |
| APACE | 5 | 5 | |
| CAPE | 4 | 1 | |
| PACE | 4 | 1 | |
| PEACE | 5 | 5 | |
| ALPACA | 6 | 6 | |
| CLAP | 4 | 1 | |
| CAPLET | 6 | 6 | |
| CATALPA | 7 | 7 | |
| PALACE | 6 | 6 | |
| PLACATE | 7 | 7 | |
| PLACE | 5 | 5 | |
| ACETIC | 6 | 6 | |
| CELIAC | 6 | 6 | |
| LATTICE | 7 | 7 | |
| TACTILE | 7 | 7 | |
| APIECE | 6 | 6 | |
| IPECAC | 6 | 6 | |
| CALCITE | 7 | 7 | |
| CAPITAL | 7 | 7 | |
| ELLIPTICAL | 10 | 17 | pangram |
| TAILPIECE | 9 | 16 | pangram |