Spelling Bee hint for September 13, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, September 13, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Hints, from totals to every answer
Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide
There are 40 words worth 222 points in all, including 3 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 13
- 5 letters: 7
- 6 letters: 8
- 7 letters: 2
- 8 letters: 4
- 9 letters: 2
- 10 letters: 3
- 11 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total a 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 12 d 2 - 1 - 1 - - - 4 i 1 - - - - - 2 - 3 n 4 1 3 - 1 - - - 9 o 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - 4 t 2 4 1 - 1 - - - 8 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ad-1
- an-9
- at-1
- ax-1
- di-3
- do-1
- in-3
- na-6
- no-3
- on-2
- ox-2
- ta-4
- ti-2
- to-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
antioxidant, oxidation, oxidant
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
11 letters
antioxidant
10 letters
annotation, initiation, intonation
9 letters
antitoxin, oxidation
8 letters
addition, donation, notation, taxation
7 letters
annatto, oxidant
6 letters
anoint, anoxia, attain, dioxin, natant, nation, notion, tannin
5 letters
anion, naiad, onion, taint, taxon, titan, toxin
4 letters
anon, anti, axon, dino, dint, into, naan, nada, nana, noon, onto, tint, toon
Pangrams are in bold.