Spelling Bee hint for October 22, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 22, 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 65 words worth 310 points in all, including 3 pangrams.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 22
- 5 letters: 20
- 6 letters: 8
- 7 letters: 7
- 8 letters: 4
- 9 letters: 2
- 10 letters: 2
Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide
Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns). Letter 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total a 1 - 1 2 - - 1 5 b 3 6 1 - - - - 10 c 1 3 2 3 1 1 - 11 e 2 - - - - - - 2 h 9 4 1 2 3 - - 19 l 2 4 1 - - - - 7 t 4 3 2 - - 1 1 11 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ac-1
- at-4
- ba-4
- be-3
- bl-3
- ca-5
- ch-6
- ea-1
- et-1
- ha-10
- he-9
- la-3
- le-4
- ta-1
- te-6
- th-4
SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide
attachable, catchable, teachable
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
10 letters
attachable, telehealth
9 letters
catchable, teachable
8 letters
catchall, hateable, healable, heatable
7 letters
athlete, attache, challah, chattel, cheetah, hatchet, hellcat
6 letters
attach, bleach, cachet, chalet, health, lethal, teethe, thatch
5 letters
batch, bathe, beach, beech, belch, blech, cache, catch, cheat, halal, hatch, hatha, heath, latch, lathe, leach, leech, teach, teeth, theta
4 letters
ache, baht, bath, blah, chat, each, etch, hale, hall, halt, hate, hath, heal, heat, heel, hell, lath, lech, tach, tech, that, thee
Pangrams are in bold.