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Your Spelling Bee Companion for Sunday, July 26, 2026

A field guide for the O A C H I L T hive: how many words to look for, where the big points are hiding, and full answer lists only when you decide you are ready to reveal them.

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Today's Board

oachilt

Verified Answers

63

Disputed Words

0

Pangrams

1

Score for Queen Bee

244

Genius estimate: 171 points

Verified Answers

63

Find every accepted word in today's puzzle

Pangrams

1

Use all seven letters

Disputed Words

0

Real-looking words to treat with caution

Puzzle Snapshot

Solve The Hive Before The Spoilers

This page is currently in hint mode: you get the board, counts, estimated score targets, and strategy prompts without answer words. Reveal specific words only when you are ready to check your solve.

Today's Read

Wide answer list with one long pangram payoff

The O-centered hive is generous on raw answer count, but 28 of the 63 verified words are only four letters, so the board scores better when you chase the longer repeat-letter shapes first. Start by sweeping the heavy CO- cluster, then test the LO- and TO- branches before you spend time on one-point cleanup. There is one all-letter answer, and it comes from a longer church-or-language shape rather than a short obvious stem.

Verified answers

63

Max score

244

Genius

171

1 pangram

Pangram Hunt

Start by forcing every letter into longer shapes before clearing short entries. Pangrams are the fastest way to move the score.

244 possible points

Point Density

The current candidate pool estimates a Genius target around 171 points. Longer words matter more than raw word count.

63 verified answers

Queen Bee Path

Use the word lists below to scoop up every point you need to reach Queen Bee.

Study mode

Definition Pass

Click unfamiliar words to reveal their definitions and cement them in your memory for next time.

Spoiler-Light Scan

Two-Letter Start Counts

Use these starts as a checklist without revealing full answers.

  • CO

    16

    words

  • LO

    9

    words

  • TO

    7

    words

  • AL

    5

    words

  • CA

    4

    words

  • CL

    3

    words

  • HO

    3

    words

  • TA

    3

    words

  • CH

    2

    words

  • AC

    1

    word

  • AI

    1

    word

  • AT

    1

    word

Score Planning

Word-Length Grid

Longer words carry more score. Clear them before the four-letter cleanup.

  • 4 letters

    28

    one-point cleanup

  • 5 letters

    21

    score-building row

  • 6 letters

    4

    score-building row

  • 7 letters

    3

    score-building row

  • 8 letters

    5

    1 pangram

  • 9 letters

    1

    score-building row

  • 10 letters

    1

    score-building row

Progressive Hint

First-Letter Counts

  • C

    26

    answers

  • L

    10

    answers

  • T

    10

    answers

  • A

    8

    answers

  • H

    4

    answers

  • O

    4

    answers

  • I

    1

    answer

Pattern Prompts

Work The Board Without Reveals

  • CO- is the main engine

    This hive keeps paying when you open with CO-. It covers short cleanup, five-letter bridges, and two of the best long scoring stems.

  • Use the long O-heavy stems early

    A few longer answers soak up repeated O and C tiles. Landing them first is much more efficient than clearing four-letter leftovers one by one.

  • The -LIC family matters

    Once you see the LIC ending, it unlocks a productive scoring lane that includes the pangram and two other strong answers.

  • Double letters are not just filler here

    This board rewards players who stop treating duplicate vowels and consonants as dead ends. Several accepted words depend on them.

  • Leave the four-letter sweep for last

    With 28 four-letter answers, the board can feel busy. Use them as a final pass after the longer branches are exhausted.

Common Prefixes

  • CO-

    The strongest opening on the board; it spans everything from fast cleanup words to the best long stems.

  • LO-

    The LO branch covers several medium-value answers once you move past the obvious short forms.

  • TA-

    TA gives you one short entry and two longer repeat-letter payoffs.

Common Suffixes

  • -LIC

    A real scoring signal on this hive, especially once you spot the pangram-adjacent shape.

  • -OTH

    This ending turns plain-looking stems into better-than-average answers.

  • -TAL

    Worth checking whenever you have a workable TO- or COI- stem in hand.

Progressive Help

Pangram Hints

All-letter route

There is one pangram, and it is longer than the usual six- or seven-letter sprint.

Letter texture

It leans on the board's repeated C/O pattern and finishes with a familiar -LIC ending.

Reveal

If you want the full solve, reveal the single all-letter word.

Reveal words: catholic

Spoiler Control

Notable Words

Why these matter

  • catholic

    The lone pangram uses all seven letters and is the cleanest way to unlock the board's full letter map.

  • alcoholic

    This is one of the biggest point swings on the board and a reminder to test repeated O/C patterns aggressively.

  • chocoholic

    A ten-letter answer with heavy duplication; exactly the kind of long shape that separates this board from a routine cleanup day.

  • callaloo

    Its doubled letters and unusual rhythm make it a good check for whether you are exploring the hive broadly enough.

  • coattail

    This long CO- extension shows why the board is better solved through families than isolated guesses.

  • oilcloth

    A compact way to cash in on the board's -OTH ending without needing the pangram.

  • toccata

    A strong late-board score because it reuses the same tight pool of letters in a less obvious order.

  • tailcoat

    Another long answer that rewards players who revisit TA- after the obvious short word is gone.

Hard Finds

Tricky Accepted Words

  • aioli

    Easy to miss if you stop at common English cooking words, but it is a real verified five-letter score here.

  • callaloo

    The repeated A/L/O pattern looks messy, which makes this long accepted word easy to skip.

  • cloaca

    Its unusual vowel-consonant order does not present itself naturally from the hive.

  • oilcloth

    A long compound that turns the -OTH ending into a major scoring swing.

  • toccata

    Repeated T/C/A letters make it look invented at first glance, but it is one of the board's best long answers.

  • coattail

    The double-T middle and extra A make this a strong but easy-to-overlook eight-letter find.

Answer Vault

All The Words You Need And A Few You Don't.

Trusted words are your safest answer list. Disputed words are real-looking candidates that may not count in the curated puzzle, but they can still be useful for review.