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Spelling Bee October 3, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a strong showing of words related to food, culture, and anatomy. Notable answers included CHINCHILLA, CANNIBAL, and BIBLICAL. Solvers were rewarded for recognizing common prefixes and suffixes.

The seven letters

I ABCHLN

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 46 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 words here cluster around common letter combinations like CH, LI, and BI. Many are everyday terms, but some are more specialized or technical.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    C
    19 answers
    B
    9 answers
    L
    7 answers
    A
    4 answers
    H
    3 answers
    I
    2 answers
    N
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    A · B · C · H · L · N
    Accepted words
    46
    Word lengths
    4–12 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answers here share a certain festive, ritualistic theme and use all the available letters.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AB
    1
    AC
    2
    AL
    1
    BA
    4
    BI
    3
    BL
    2
    CA
    2
    CH
    11
    CI
    2
    CL
    4
    HA
    1
    HI
    2
    IL
    1
    IN
    1
    LA
    6
    LI
    1
    NA
    1
    NI
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    11 letters, starts with B
    Pangram 2
    12 letters, starts with B
    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 · 11 letters

    BACCHANALIA

    Uses all seven letters — I, A, B, C, H, L, N — in 11 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 12 letters

    BACCHANALIAN

    Uses all seven letters — I, A, B, C, H, L, N — in 12 characters.

  • A · 4answers

    ABACIACACIAACAIALIBI

  • B · 9answers

    BACCHANALIABACCHANALIANBACILLIBAILBIBLICALBILABIALBILLBLINBLINI

  • C · 19answers

    CABINCANNIBALCHAICHAINCHIACHICCHICACHICHICHILICHILLCHINCHINACHINCHILLACILIACINCHCLINCHCLINICCLINICALCLINICIAN

  • H · 3answers

    HAILHIBACHIHILL

  • I · 2answers

    ILIACINCH

  • L · 7answers

    LABIALABIALLAICLAICALLAINLANAILILAC

  • N · 2answers

    NAILNIACIN

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, A B C H L N around it
Accepted words
46
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–12 letters

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