Spelling Bee hint for September 20, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, September 20, 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 79 words worth 353 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 27
- 5 letters: 22
- 6 letters: 15
- 7 letters: 10
- 8 letters: 4
- 10 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 10 Total a 1 - 1 2 1 - 5 c 5 6 5 4 2 - 22 e 2 1 - 1 - - 4 h 12 5 4 3 1 - 25 i 1 - - - - - 1 l 2 5 2 - - - 9 t 4 5 3 - - 1 13 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ac-1
- at-4
- ca-4
- ch-17
- cl-1
- ea-1
- et-3
- ha-11
- he-10
- hi-4
- it-1
- la-3
- le-4
- li-2
- ta-1
- te-6
- th-4
- ti-2
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
athletic, ethical
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
10 letters
telehealth
8 letters
athletic, catchall, chitchat, heliacal
7 letters
athlete, attache, chalice, challah, chattel, cheetah, ethical, hatchet, helical, hellcat
6 letters
attach, cachet, chalet, chichi, chicle, cliche, halite, health, hectic, hiatal, lethal, litchi, techie, teethe, thatch
5 letters
cache, catch, cheat, chica, chili, chill, ethic, halal, hatch, hatha, heath, hitch, latch, lathe, leach, leech, lithe, teach, teeth, theta, tilth, tithe
4 letters
ache, chai, chat, chia, chic, chit, each, etch, hail, hale, hall, halt, hate, hath, heal, heat, heel, hell, hill, hilt, itch, lath, lech, tach, tech, that, thee
Pangrams are in bold.