Spelling Bee hint for October 6, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 62 words worth 340 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 13
   • 5 letters: 12
   • 6 letters: 15
   • 7 letters: 10
   • 8 letters: 8
   • 9 letters: 4
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   c	8	7	3	7	5	4	34
   d	1	-	5	1	3	-	10
   e	2	-	3	1	-	-	6
   h	-	2	1	-	-	-	3
   n	-	2	1	1	-	-	4
   o	1	1	-	-	-	-	2
   t	1	-	2	-	-	-	3

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ce-3
   • co-31
   • de-9
   • do-1
   • ec-2
   • en-2
   • et-2
   • he-1
   • ho-2
   • ne-1
   • no-3
   • oc-1
   • on-1
   • te-2
   • th-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   notched

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   concocted, connected, contended, contented

   8 letters

   cocooned, conceded, condoned, connoted, cottoned, decedent, decocted, detected

   7 letters

   concede, concoct, condone, connect, connote, contend, content, decoded, encoded, notched

   6 letters

   cocoon, conned, cotton, decent, decoct, decode, detect, docent, echoed, encode, etched, honcho, neocon, techno, thence

   5 letters

   ceded, coded, codon, conch, condo, coned, cooed, hence, hooch, nonce, notch, octet

   4 letters

   cede, cent, code, coed, coho, cone, coot, cote, deco, echo, etch, once, tech

   Pangrams are in bold.