Spelling Bee hint for September 29, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, September 29, 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 32 words worth 180 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 8
- 5 letters: 4
- 6 letters: 6
- 7 letters: 7
- 8 letters: 3
- 9 letters: 4
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total e 1 1 - 1 - - 3 g 1 1 1 - - - 3 i - - 2 1 1 3 7 n - - - - 1 1 2 o 1 2 - - - - 3 v 5 - 3 5 1 - 14 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ev-3
- gi-3
- in-7
- no-2
- og-1
- ov-2
- ve-9
- vi-2
- vo-3
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
vetoing
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
9 letters
inventing, invention, inventive, nonvoting
8 letters
inviting, nonevent, vignette
7 letters
evening, invitee, vegging, veining, venting, vetoing, vetting
6 letters
giving, invent, invite, veggie, voting, votive
5 letters
event, given, ogive, ovine
4 letters
even, give, oven, vein, vent, veto, vine, vote
Pangrams are in bold.