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Spelling Bee October 28, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of words, with the seven-letter pangram tying together several key connections. Solvers who found 'BELIED' and 'GLIDE' early on were well-positioned to unlock other answers, including the tricky 'BLOODIED' and 'OBLIGED'. The list also included many common terms like 'BIBLE', 'DOGGIE', and 'OLIO'.

The seven letters

I BDEGLO

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 71 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.

    The list has many words that share common suffixes or prefixes, particularly -ed and -ing forms. There are also several words related to food, objects, and everyday terms. Double letters like LL and DD appear frequently.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    B
    18 answers
    G
    16 answers
    D
    11 answers
    L
    9 answers
    I
    6 answers
    O
    6 answers
    E
    5 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    B · D · E · G · L · O
    Accepted words
    71
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The seven-letter answer ties together several shorter ones, using all the letters on the board. Look for a central word that could be the hub of multiple connections.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    BE
    4
    BI
    8
    BL
    1
    BO
    5
    DE
    1
    DI
    6
    DO
    4
    ED
    2
    EL
    3
    GE
    2
    GI
    10
    GL
    3
    GO
    1
    ID
    3
    IG
    1
    IL
    1
    IO
    1
    LE
    1
    LI
    7
    LO
    1
    OB
    2
    OI
    1
    OL
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with O
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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

    OBLIGED

    Uses all seven letters — I, B, D, E, G, L, O — in 7 characters.

  • B · 18answers

    BEIGEBELIEBELIEDBELLIEDBIBLEBIDEBIDEDBIGGIEBILEBILGEBILLBILLEDBLOODIEDBODIEDBOILBOILEDBOOGIEBOOGIED

  • D · 11answers

    DELIDIDDLEDIDDLEDDIEDDILDODILLDIODEDOGGIEDOGIEDOLLIEDDOOBIE

  • E · 5answers

    EDDIEDEDIBLEELIDEELIDEDELIGIBLE

  • G · 16answers

    GELIDGEOIDGIBEGIBEDGIGGEDGIGGLEGIGGLEDGIGOLOGILDGILDEDGILLGILLEDGLIBGLIDEGLIDEDGOODIE

  • I · 6answers

    IDLEIDLEDIDOLIGLOOILLEGIBLEIODIDE

  • L · 9answers

    LEGIBLELIBELLIBELEDLIBELEELIBIDOLIDDEDLIEDLIEGELOBBIED

  • O · 6answers

    OBLIGEOBLIGEDOILEDOLDIEOLIOOLLIE

This board by the numbers

Date
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, B D E G L O around it
Accepted words
71
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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