Spelling Bee hint for October 3, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 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 46 words worth 233 points in all, including 2 pangrams.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 14
- 5 letters: 15
- 6 letters: 7
- 7 letters: 2
- 8 letters: 4
- 9 letters: 1
- 10 letters: 1
- 11 letters: 1
- 12 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total a 1 2 1 - - - - - - 4 b 3 1 - 1 2 - - 1 1 9 c 4 8 3 - 2 1 1 - - 19 h 2 - - 1 - - - - - 3 i 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 l 2 3 2 - - - - - - 7 n 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ab-1
- ac-2
- al-1
- ba-4
- bi-3
- bl-2
- ca-2
- ch-11
- ci-2
- cl-4
- ha-1
- hi-2
- il-1
- in-1
- la-6
- li-1
- na-1
- ni-1
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
bacchanalian, bacchanalia
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
12 letters
bacchanalian
11 letters
bacchanalia
10 letters
chinchilla
9 letters
clinician
8 letters
biblical, bilabial, cannibal, clinical
7 letters
bacilli, hibachi
6 letters
acacia, chichi, clinch, clinic, labial, laical, niacin
5 letters
abaci, alibi, blini, cabin, chain, chica, chili, chill, china, cilia, cinch, iliac, labia, lanai, lilac
4 letters
acai, bail, bill, blin, chai, chia, chic, chin, hail, hill, inch, laic, lain, nail
Pangrams are in bold.