Spelling Bee October 26, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle featured a mix of everyday words and less common vocabulary. Solvers could find words like 'GILL', 'LILT', and 'TILT', as well as longer words like 'HIGHLIGHTING', 'LIGHTNING', and notably the pangram 'NIGHTLY'. The centre letter 'L' played a crucial role in forming many of the 43 accepted words.
The seven letters
L GHINTY
Every answer had to use L. The board accepted 43 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.
Word pairs with 'L' and 'I', 'L' and 'T', or 'L' and 'G' are fruitful. Look for verbs ending in '-ing', and words that describe terrain or illumination.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- T
- 12 answers
- L
- 11 answers
- G
- 7 answers
- H
- 7 answers
- N
- 5 answers
- I
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- L
- Outer letters
- G · H · I · N · T · Y
- Accepted words
- 43
- Word lengths
- 4–12 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
A seven-letter word stands out, using all the given letters. It's a common term for time of day.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- GI
- 5
- GL
- 2
- HI
- 7
- IL
- 1
- LI
- 10
- LY
- 1
- NI
- 5
- TH
- 1
- TI
- 11
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
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
NIGHTLY
Uses all seven letters — L, G, H, I, N, T, Y — in 7 characters.
G · 7answers
GIGGLINGGIGGLYGILLGILLINGGILTGLINTGLINTING
H · 7answers
HIGHLIGHTHIGHLIGHTINGHIGHLYHILLHILLINGHILLYHILT
I · 1answer
ILLY
L · 11answers
LIGHTLIGHTINGLIGHTLYLIGHTNINGLILTLILTINGLILYLININGLINTLINTYLYING
N · 5answers
NIGGLINGNIGGLYNIGHTLIGHTNIGHTLYNINTHLY
T · 12answers
THINLYTIGHTLYTILINGTILLTILLINGTILTTILTHTILTINGTINGLINGTINGLYTINILYTITLING
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Monday, October 26, 2026
- Letters
- L in the middle, G H I N T Y around it
- Accepted words
- 43
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–12 letters
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