Spelling Bee hint for October 10, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 63 words worth 297 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 17
   • 5 letters: 20
   • 6 letters: 15
   • 7 letters: 6
   • 8 letters: 4
   • 9 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	2	2	4	1	1	1	11
   c	11	12	4	-	2	-	29
   m	1	3	1	1	1	-	7
   o	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
   r	-	-	2	1	-	-	3
   t	2	3	4	3	-	-	12

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ac-3
   • ao-1
   • ar-3
   • at-4
   • ca-9
   • ci-4
   • co-12
   • cr-4
   • ma-2
   • mi-3
   • mo-2
   • or-1
   • ri-1
   • ro-2
   • ta-5
   • to-3
   • tr-4
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   aromatic

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   attractor

   8 letters

   aromatic, cataract, coatroom, motorcar

   7 letters

   attract, morocco, ricotta, toccata, tractor, tramcar

   6 letters

   acacia, aortic, arctic, atomic, carrot, citric, commit, critic, maraca, rococo, romcom, tactic, tarmac, tomcat, tricot

   5 letters

   actor, attic, cacao, cacti, carat, carom, circa, cirri, coati, cocci, cocoa, comic, comma, croci, macro, micro, mimic, tacit, toric, tract

   4 letters

   acai, arco, cami, camo, cart, ciao, coat, coca, coir, coma, coot, cram, croc, mica, orca, taco, tact

   Pangrams are in bold.