Spelling Bee hint for October 8, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 8, 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 60 words worth 289 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 17
- 5 letters: 18
- 6 letters: 15
- 7 letters: 4
- 8 letters: 4
- 9 letters: 2
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total a 2 2 2 - - - 6 c 2 4 5 - - - 11 e - 1 - 2 1 1 5 h - 2 1 - 2 - 5 i 1 2 2 - - 1 6 m 6 5 4 2 1 - 18 n 6 2 1 - - - 9 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ac-1
- am-1
- an-4
- ca-5
- ch-4
- ci-2
- ec-1
- em-1
- en-3
- he-5
- ic-2
- im-1
- in-3
- ma-7
- me-4
- mi-7
- na-3
- ne-1
- ni-5
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
mechanic, machine
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
9 letters
echinacea, imminence
8 letters
eminence, henchman, henchmen, mechanic
7 letters
enchain, enhance, machine, minicam
6 letters
anemia, anemic, caiman, cancan, canine, chance, cinema, heinie, iceman, icemen, maniac, meanie, menace, minima, niacin
5 letters
anima, anime, canna, chain, china, cinch, enema, hence, henna, inane, innie, mania, manic, manna, mince, minim, niche, niece
4 letters
acne, amen, cane, chin, inch, main, mane, mean, mien, mine, mini, naan, name, nana, nene, nice, nine
Pangrams are in bold.