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Spelling Bee October 18, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a mix of everyday words and more obscure ones, with a focus on the centre letter. Solvers had to think creatively to come up with answers like 'DENIED', 'DENTIN', and 'INTENTION'. The pangram 'JOINTED' was a key to unlocking other possibilities.

The seven letters

I DEJNOT

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 59 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 food, small objects, or numbers. Letter pairs like 'IN' and 'ED' appear often. Some answers describe actions or states.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    D
    16 answers
    I
    16 answers
    T
    10 answers
    E
    6 answers
    J
    6 answers
    N
    4 answers
    O
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    D · E · J · N · O · T
    Accepted words
    59
    Word lengths
    4–11 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses all the letters, including the centre one, and is a common verb form.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    DE
    4
    DI
    10
    DJ
    2
    ED
    4
    EN
    2
    ID
    1
    IN
    13
    IO
    2
    JI
    2
    JO
    4
    NI
    3
    NO
    1
    ON
    1
    TI
    9
    TO
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with J
    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 · 7 letters

    JOINTED

    Uses all seven letters — I, D, E, J, N, O, T — in 7 characters.

  • D · 16answers

    DENIEDDENTINDENTITIONDETENTIONDIEDDIETDIETEDDINEDINEDDINETTEDINODINTDIODEDITTODJINNDJINNI

  • E · 6answers

    EDDIEDEDITEDITEDEDITIONENJOINENJOINED

  • I · 16answers

    IDIOTINDEEDINDENTINDENTEDINDIEINNIEINTENDINTENDEDINTENTINTENTIONINTENTIONEDINTOINTONEINTONEDIODIDEIODINE

  • J · 6answers

    JINNJINNIJOINJOINEDJOINTJOINTED

  • N · 4answers

    NINENINETEENNITENOTION

  • O · 1answer

    ONION

  • T · 10answers

    TIDETIDEDTIDIEDTIEDTINETINEDTINNEDTINTTINTEDTOONIE

This board by the numbers

Date
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, D E J N O T around it
Accepted words
59
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–11 letters

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