Spelling Bee hint for October 26, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 43 words worth 245 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: 10
   • 5 letters: 6
   • 6 letters: 8
   • 7 letters: 10
   • 8 letters: 5
   • 9 letters: 2
   • 10 letters: 1
   • 12 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	Total
   g	2	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	7
   h	2	1	1	1	-	1	-	1	7
   i	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
   l	3	3	1	2	1	1	-	-	11
   n	-	-	1	2	1	-	1	-	5
   t	2	1	4	4	1	-	-	-	12

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • gi-5
   • gl-2
   • hi-7
   • il-1
   • li-10
   • ly-1
   • ni-5
   • th-1
   • ti-11
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   nightly

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   12 letters

   highlighting

   10 letters

   nightlight

   9 letters

   highlight, lightning

   8 letters

   giggling, glinting, lighting, niggling, tingling

   7 letters

   gilling, hilling, lightly, lilting, nightly, ninthly, tightly, tilling, tilting, titling

   6 letters

   giggly, highly, lining, niggly, thinly, tiling, tingly, tinily

   5 letters

   glint, hilly, light, linty, lying, tilth

   4 letters

   gill, gilt, hill, hilt, illy, lilt, lily, lint, till, tilt

   Pangrams are in bold.