Spelling Bee hint for September 10, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 53 words worth 258 points in all, including 2 pangrams.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 18
   • 5 letters: 5
   • 6 letters: 17
   • 7 letters: 6
   • 8 letters: 6
   • 9 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	-	1	2	1	1	-	5
   d	5	-	5	2	-	-	12
   e	-	2	2	-	-	-	4
   h	4	-	3	1	-	-	8
   l	6	-	3	1	-	-	10
   n	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
   u	1	2	2	1	5	1	12

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • al-2
   • an-3
   • de-4
   • du-8
   • el-2
   • en-2
   • ha-2
   • hu-6
   • la-2
   • lu-8
   • nu-2
   • ul-2
   • un-10
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   unhandled, unhealed

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   unhandled

   8 letters

   annulled, unhanded, unhealed, unheeded, unleaded, unneeded

   7 letters

   alluded, deluded, denuded, huddled, lunulae, unladen

   6 letters

   allude, annual, delude, denude, dueled, dulled, dunned, eluded, endued, hauled, huddle, hulled, lauded, lulled, lunula, undead, unhand

   5 letters

   annul, elude, endue, ulnae, undue

   4 letters

   dual, dude, duel, dull, dune, haul, hued, hula, hull, laud, luau, lull, lulu, luna, lune, nude, null, ulna

   Pangrams are in bold.