Spelling Bee October 25, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of answers, with two seven-letter words that used all the letters. Solvers enjoyed finding words like BIBLIOMANIA and BINOMIAL, which showcased the centre letter and outer letters nicely.
The seven letters
M ABILNO
Every answer had to use M. The board accepted 66 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.
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Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded
No answer is named.
Words with common prefixes and suffixes abound, and pairs of letters appear together often. Many answers relate to living things or everyday objects.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- M
- 32 answers
- L
- 13 answers
- B
- 8 answers
- A
- 7 answers
- I
- 3 answers
- N
- 2 answers
- O
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- M
- Outer letters
- A · B · I · L · N · O
- Accepted words
- 66
- Word lengths
- 4–11 letters
- Pangrams
- 2
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
A long word with many letters, using the centre letter and all the others, stands out among the answers.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- AB
- 1
- AM
- 4
- AN
- 2
- BA
- 2
- BI
- 2
- BL
- 2
- BO
- 2
- IA
- 2
- IM
- 1
- LA
- 4
- LI
- 6
- LL
- 1
- LO
- 2
- MA
- 15
- MI
- 7
- MO
- 10
- NI
- 1
- NO
- 1
- OI
- 1
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
Length and opening letter only.
- Pangram 1
- 11 letters, starts with B
- Pangram 2
- 8 letters, starts with B
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 · 11 letters
BIBLIOMANIA
Uses all seven letters — M, A, B, I, L, N, O — in 11 characters.
Pangram 2 · 8 letters
BINOMIAL
Uses all seven letters — M, A, B, I, L, N, O — in 8 characters.
A · 7answers
ABLOOMAMINOAMMOAMMONIAAMNIOANIMAANIMAL
B · 8answers
BALMBAMBOOBIBLIOMANIABINOMIALBLAMBLOOMBOMBBOOM
I · 3answers
IAMBIAMBIIMAM
L · 13answers
LAMALAMBLAMINALAMINALLIMALIMBLIMBOLIMINALLIMNLIMOLLAMALOAMLOOM
M · 32answers
MAILMAILMANMAIMMAINMALLMAMAMAMBAMAMBOMAMMAMAMMALMAMMALIANMAMMONMANIAMANILAMANNAMILLMILLIONMINIMINIMMINIMAMINIMALMINIONMOANMOILMOLLMOMMAMONOMONOBOBMONOMANIAMONOMIALMOOLAMOON
N · 2answers
NIMBINOMINAL
O · 1answer
OILMAN
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Letters
- M in the middle, A B I L N O around it
- Accepted words
- 66
- Pangrams
- 2
- Word lengths
- 4–11 letters
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