Spelling Bee hint for October 9, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 37 words worth 224 points in all, including 4 pangrams.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 8
   • 5 letters: 11
   • 6 letters: 10
   • 7 letters: 2
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 9 letters: 3
   • 11 letters: 1
   • 13 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	13	Total
   e	2	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	7
   g	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	3
   i	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	4
   l	1	3	1	-	-	1	-	-	6
   n	-	2	2	-	-	-	1	-	5
   t	1	3	2	-	-	1	-	-	7
   y	2	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	5

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ee-1
   • eg-1
   • el-1
   • en-1
   • ey-3
   • ge-2
   • gi-1
   • il-1
   • in-2
   • it-1
   • le-3
   • li-2
   • ly-1
   • ne-2
   • ni-3
   • te-2
   • ti-4
   • ty-1
   • ye-5
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   intelligently, negligently, gentility, tellingly

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   13 letters

   intelligently

   11 letters

   negligently

   9 letters

   gentility, leniently, tellingly

   8 letters

   intently

   7 letters

   yelling, yenning

   6 letters

   entity, eyeing, eyelet, gently, giggly, lenity, niggly, ninety, tingly, tinily

   5 letters

   elegy, eying, leggy, linty, lying, netty, ninny, teeny, tinny, tying, yente

   4 letters

   eely, eggy, illy, itty, lily, tiny, yell, yeti

   Pangrams are in bold.