Spelling Bee hint for September 25, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 59 words worth 319 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 12
   • 5 letters: 10
   • 6 letters: 19
   • 7 letters: 11
   • 8 letters: 4
   • 9 letters: 3
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	4	-	4	2	1	-	11
   c	4	6	6	3	-	-	19
   d	1	3	5	3	2	1	15
   e	-	-	1	1	1	1	4
   i	1	-	1	1	-	1	4
   n	1	1	1	-	-	-	3
   v	1	-	1	1	-	-	3

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ac-8
   • ad-3
   • ca-15
   • ce-2
   • ci-2
   • da-2
   • de-11
   • di-2
   • ev-4
   • ic-1
   • in-3
   • ni-3
   • va-1
   • vi-2
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   deviance

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   decadence, evidenced, incidence

   8 letters

   advanced, deceived, deviance, evidence

   7 letters

   acceded, advance, caddied, cadence, candied, deceive, decided, deicide, evinced, indicia, vaccine

   6 letters

   acacia, accede, acidic, advice, caddie, cancan, candid, canine, canned, cicada, danced, decade, decide, deiced, device, evince, indica, niacin, vivace

   5 letters

   caned, canid, canna, caved, ceded, civic, dance, deice, diced, niece

   4 letters

   acai, aced, acid, acne, cane, cava, cave, cede, dice, iced, nice, vice

   Pangrams are in bold.