Spelling Bee hint for October 18, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 59 words worth 300 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: 15
   • 5 letters: 12
   • 6 letters: 20
   • 7 letters: 4
   • 8 letters: 4
   • 9 letters: 3
   • 11 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	Total
   d	5	4	4	1	-	2	-	16
   e	1	-	3	1	1	-	-	6
   i	1	3	7	1	2	1	1	16
   j	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	6
   n	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	4
   o	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
   t	4	2	4	-	-	-	-	10

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • de-4
   • di-10
   • dj-2
   • ed-4
   • en-2
   • id-1
   • in-13
   • io-2
   • ji-2
   • jo-4
   • ni-3
   • no-1
   • on-1
   • ti-9
   • to-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   jointed

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   11 letters

   intentioned

   9 letters

   dentition, detention, intention

   8 letters

   enjoined, indented, intended, nineteen

   7 letters

   dinette, edition, intoned, jointed

   6 letters

   denied, dentin, dieted, djinni, eddied, edited, enjoin, indeed, indent, intend, intent, intone, iodide, iodine, joined, notion, tidied, tinned, tinted, toonie

   5 letters

   dined, diode, ditto, djinn, idiot, indie, innie, jinni, joint, onion, tided, tined

   4 letters

   died, diet, dine, dino, dint, edit, into, jinn, join, nine, nite, tide, tied, tine, tint

   Pangrams are in bold.