Spelling Bee hint for September 4, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 66 words worth 297 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 22
   • 5 letters: 14
   • 6 letters: 17
   • 7 letters: 8
   • 8 letters: 5
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

   Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns).

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	Total
   a	1	2	2	2	2	9
   d	11	5	5	5	1	27
   e	2	2	1	-	-	5
   l	6	4	5	-	2	17
   n	2	1	2	1	-	6
   y	-	-	2	-	-	2

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ad-6
   • al-1
   • an-2
   • da-11
   • de-13
   • dy-3
   • ed-1
   • el-1
   • en-2
   • ey-1
   • la-10
   • le-7
   • na-1
   • ne-5
   • ye-2
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   analyzed

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   8 letters

   analyzed, annealed, deadened, landlady, leadenly

   7 letters

   addenda, allayed, dandled, dazedly, dazzled, deadeye, delayed, needled

   6 letters

   addend, addled, dandle, dazzle, deaden, deadly, deeded, ennead, ladled, landed, leaded, leaden, leaned, needed, needle, yelled, yenned

   5 letters

   added, addle, daddy, dally, dandy, dazed, delay, eland, ended, laded, laden, ladle, lazed, needy

   4 letters

   adze, dale, daze, dead, deal, dean, deed, dell, deny, dyad, dyed, dyne, eddy, eyed, lade, lady, land, lead, lede, lend, nada, need

   Pangrams are in bold.