Spelling Bee hint for September 9, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 20 words worth 60 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 13
   • 5 letters: 4
   • 6 letters: 1
   • 7 letters: 2
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	Total
   i	1	1	-	-	2
   n	2	-	-	-	2
   p	6	3	-	2	11
   r	4	-	-	-	4
   u	-	-	1	-	1

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • in-1
   • ir-1
   • no-2
   • po-4
   • pr-4
   • pu-3
   • ri-1
   • ro-2
   • ru-1
   • un-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   purloin

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   7 letters

   pronoun, purloin

   6 letters

   unroll

   5 letters

   inurn, porno, prion, prior

   4 letters

   iron, noir, nori, poor, porn, pour, prop, purl, purr, rill, roil, roll, ruin

   Pangrams are in bold.