Spelling Bee hint for October 21, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, October 21, 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 56 words worth 244 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: 22
- 5 letters: 14
- 6 letters: 10
- 7 letters: 5
- 8 letters: 3
- 9 letters: 1
- 10 letters: 1
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total a 2 2 2 1 - - - 7 d 2 5 1 1 - - 1 10 i 3 1 - - - - - 4 l 7 2 - - 1 - - 10 p 5 2 5 2 1 1 - 16 r 3 2 2 1 1 - - 9 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ai-2
- al-2
- ap-2
- ar-1
- da-3
- di-5
- dr-2
- id-3
- il-1
- la-5
- li-5
- pa-11
- pi-3
- pl-2
- ra-5
- ri-4
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
lapidary, rapidly
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
10 letters
dillydally
9 letters
papillary
8 letters
lapidary, pallidly, radially
7 letters
airplay, daylily, papally, papilla, rapidly
6 letters
airily, appall, diddly, palapa, pallid, parlay, piddly, pillar, radial, ripply
5 letters
allay, apply, daily, dally, dilly, drill, dryly, idyll, lipid, lippy, papal, plaid, rally, riyal
4 letters
ally, aril, dial, dill, idly, idyl, illy, lady, laid, lair, lard, liar, lily, lira, pail, pall, palp, pill, play, rail, rial, rill
Pangrams are in bold.