Spelling Bee hint for October 14, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, October 14, 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 23 words worth 90 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 10
- 5 letters: 7
- 6 letters: 4
- 7 letters: 2
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 Total b 3 4 2 1 10 e - 1 - - 1 i 1 - - - 1 k 1 - 1 - 2 l 3 1 - 1 5 o 2 1 1 - 4 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- be-3
- bi-3
- bl-1
- bo-3
- ex-1
- ib-1
- ke-1
- ki-1
- le-1
- li-3
- lo-1
- ob-1
- ol-2
- ox-1
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
boxlike
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
7 letters
boxlike, libelee
6 letters
bobble, bookie, kibble, oxlike
5 letters
belie, belle, bible, bloke, exile, libel, ollie
4 letters
bell, bike, bile, ibex, keel, leek, like, lobe, oboe, oleo
Pangrams are in bold.