Spelling Bee hint for October 31, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, October 31, 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 59 words worth 303 points in all, including 1 pangram.
Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide
- 4 letters: 16
- 5 letters: 13
- 6 letters: 11
- 7 letters: 9
- 8 letters: 5
- 9 letters: 4
- 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 4 2 - 1 2 - 11 g 5 2 1 4 - - - 12 h 2 2 1 1 1 - - 7 i - - 1 - - - 1 2 n 2 - 2 1 - - - 5 t 5 4 3 3 2 - - 17 u - 1 1 - 1 2 - 5 Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide
- ag-4
- an-2
- at-3
- au-2
- ga-10
- gi-1
- gn-1
- ha-7
- ig-1
- in-1
- na-5
- ta-13
- th-2
- ti-1
- tu-1
- un-5
SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide
haunting
SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide
10 letters
initiating
9 letters
agitating, attaining, unhanging, untagging
8 letters
attuning, haunting, tainting, taunting, untaught
7 letters
gagging, gaining, ganging, gauging, hanging, nagging, tagging, tanning, tatting
6 letters
angina, attain, gating, hating, iguana, natant, naught, tahini, tannin, taught, unhang
5 letters
again, aging, agita, aught, gaunt, giant, hatha, haunt, taiga, taint, taunt, titan, untag
4 letters
anti, aunt, gaga, gain, gait, gang, gnat, hang, hath, naan, nana, tang, taut, than, that, tuna
Pangrams are in bold.