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Spelling Bee October 9, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle had a challenging pangram and many clever wordplay opportunities. Solvers may have enjoyed finding words like GENTILITY and INTELLIGENTLY, as well as shorter answers like TINY and YELLING.

The seven letters

Y EGILNT

Every answer had to use Y. The board accepted 37 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 describe personality traits or characteristics, as well as some that relate to actions or states of being. There are also a few words that refer to small things.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    E
    7 answers
    T
    7 answers
    L
    6 answers
    N
    5 answers
    Y
    5 answers
    I
    4 answers
    G
    3 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    Y
    Outer letters
    E · G · I · L · N · T
    Accepted words
    37
    Word lengths
    4–13 letters
    Pangrams
    4
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle has a notably long answer that uses all the letters. It's a type of phrase or expression.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    EE
    1
    EG
    1
    EL
    1
    EN
    1
    EY
    3
    GE
    2
    GI
    1
    IL
    1
    IN
    2
    IT
    1
    LE
    3
    LI
    2
    LY
    1
    NE
    2
    NI
    3
    TE
    2
    TI
    4
    TY
    1
    YE
    5
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with G
    Pangram 2
    13 letters, starts with I
    Pangram 3
    11 letters, starts with N
    Pangram 4
    9 letters, starts with T
    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 · 9 letters

    GENTILITY

    Uses all seven letters — Y, E, G, I, L, N, T — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 13 letters

    INTELLIGENTLY

    Uses all seven letters — Y, E, G, I, L, N, T — in 13 characters.

  • Pangram 3 · 11 letters

    NEGLIGENTLY

    Uses all seven letters — Y, E, G, I, L, N, T — in 11 characters.

  • Pangram 4 · 9 letters

    TELLINGLY

    Uses all seven letters — Y, E, G, I, L, N, T — in 9 characters.

  • E · 7answers

    EELYEGGYELEGYENTITYEYEINGEYELETEYING

  • G · 3answers

    GENTILITYGENTLYGIGGLY

  • I · 4answers

    ILLYINTELLIGENTLYINTENTLYITTY

  • L · 6answers

    LEGGYLENIENTLYLENITYLILYLINTYLYING

  • N · 5answers

    NEGLIGENTLYNETTYNIGGLYNINETYNINNY

  • T · 7answers

    TEENYTELLINGLYTINGLYTINILYTINNYTINYTYING

  • Y · 5answers

    YELLYELLINGYENNINGYENTEYETI

This board by the numbers

Date
Friday, October 9, 2026
Letters
Y in the middle, E G I L N T around it
Accepted words
37
Pangrams
4
Word lengths
4–13 letters

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