Spelling Bee hint for October 4, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 51 words worth 304 points in all, including 2 pangrams.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 10
   • 5 letters: 2
   • 6 letters: 11
   • 7 letters: 22
   • 8 letters: 4
   • 9 letters: 2
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   g	4	1	-	4	-	-	9
   h	1	-	2	4	-	-	7
   i	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
   n	1	-	1	1	-	-	3
   o	-	1	1	2	-	-	4
   p	3	-	2	7	-	1	13
   w	1	-	4	4	4	1	14

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • gi-2
   • go-7
   • hi-2
   • ho-5
   • in-1
   • ni-2
   • no-1
   • on-1
   • op-1
   • ow-2
   • ph-1
   • pi-7
   • po-5
   • wh-5
   • wi-7
   • wo-2
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   whooping, whopping

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   pinioning, winnowing

   8 letters

   whinging, whipping, whooping, whopping

   7 letters

   gigging, ginning, gonging, gowning, hinging, hogging, hooping, hopping, nipping, ongoing, opining, phoning, pigging, pinging, pinning, pogoing, pooping, popping, whining, wigging, winging, winning

   6 letters

   honing, hoping, inning, noggin, owning, pining, piping, wining, wiping, wooing, wowing

   5 letters

   going, owing

   4 letters

   gong, goon, goop, gown, high, nigh, ping, pogo, pong, wing

   Pangrams are in bold.