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Spelling Bee October 17, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a diverse range of answers, including several animal names like a type of large llama and a small flying creature, as well as words for substances and materials, such as a soothing gel and a type of metal.

The seven letters

M ABLNTU

Every answer had to use M. The board accepted 33 words in all.

Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung

Six rungs, counts before words. The recap above already named the pangram, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    Many answers involve animal names or types. Others relate to substances or materials. Some words describe quantities or locations.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    M
    15 answers
    A
    6 answers
    B
    3 answers
    L
    3 answers
    N
    2 answers
    T
    2 answers
    U
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    M
    Outer letters
    A · B · L · N · T · U
    Accepted words
    33
    Word lengths
    4–8 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest word uses all letters, starting with a common prefix.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AL
    3
    AM
    1
    AU
    2
    BA
    2
    BL
    1
    LA
    2
    LL
    1
    MA
    10
    MU
    5
    NU
    2
    TA
    1
    TU
    1
    UM
    1
    UN
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with A
    Open the answer grid

Every accepted word from that board

All of them, folded by opening letter. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.

The pangram from that board

  • Pangram 1 · 8 letters

    AMBULANT

    Uses all seven letters — M, A, B, L, N, T, U — in 8 characters.

  • A · 6answers

    ALBUMALUMALUMNAAMBULANTAUTUMNAUTUMNAL

  • B · 3answers

    BALMBANTAMBLAM

  • L · 3answers

    LAMALAMBLLAMA

  • M · 15answers

    MALLMALTMAMAMAMBAMAMMAMAMMALMANNAMANTAMANUALMAULMULLMUTANTMUTTMUTUALMUUMUU

  • N · 2answers

    NUMBNUMBAT

  • T · 2answers

    TANTALUMTUMULT

  • U · 2answers

    UMLAUTUNMAN

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Letters
M in the middle, A B L N T U around it
Accepted words
33
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–8 letters

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