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Spelling Bee October 8, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

The written hints below were assembled automatically from the puzzle data rather than composed by an editor — accurate, just plainer than usual.

Recap

The board ran on N with A, C, E, H, I, M, and accepted 60 words. The pangrams were MACHINE, MECHANIC. This recap was assembled automatically from the puzzle data rather than written by an editor.

The seven letters

N ACEHIM

Every answer had to use N. The board accepted 60 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.

    Auto-generated hint: the board accepts 60 words from N plus A, C, E, H, I, M, running 4 to 9 letters. By opening letter: 18 start with M, 11 start with C, 9 start with N, 6 start with A, 6 start with I, 5 start with E, 5 start with H.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    M
    18 answers
    C
    11 answers
    N
    9 answers
    A
    6 answers
    I
    6 answers
    E
    5 answers
    H
    5 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    N
    Outer letters
    A · C · E · H · I · M
    Accepted words
    60
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    Auto-generated hint: there are 2 words using all seven letters, 7 and 8 letters long. Build outward from the centre N and try the longest shapes you can spell before anything shorter.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AC
    1
    AM
    1
    AN
    4
    CA
    5
    CH
    4
    CI
    2
    EC
    1
    EM
    1
    EN
    3
    HE
    5
    IC
    2
    IM
    1
    IN
    3
    MA
    7
    ME
    4
    MI
    7
    NA
    3
    NE
    1
    NI
    5
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with M
    Pangram 2
    8 letters, starts with M
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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

    MACHINE

    Uses all seven letters — N, A, C, E, H, I, M — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 8 letters

    MECHANIC

    Uses all seven letters — N, A, C, E, H, I, M — in 8 characters.

  • A · 6answers

    ACNEAMENANEMIAANEMICANIMAANIME

  • C · 11answers

    CAIMANCANCANCANECANINECANNACHAINCHANCECHINCHINACINCHCINEMA

  • E · 5answers

    ECHINACEAEMINENCEENCHAINENEMAENHANCE

  • H · 5answers

    HEINIEHENCEHENCHMANHENCHMENHENNA

  • I · 6answers

    ICEMANICEMENIMMINENCEINANEINCHINNIE

  • M · 18answers

    MACHINEMAINMANEMANIAMANIACMANICMANNAMEANMEANIEMECHANICMENACEMIENMINCEMINEMINIMINICAMMINIMMINIMA

  • N · 9answers

    NAANNAMENANANENENIACINNICENICHENIECENINE

This board by the numbers

Date
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Letters
N in the middle, A C E H I M around it
Accepted words
60
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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