Spelling Bee September 26, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
This puzzle's answers included a mix of everyday words and more specialized terms, such as 'ROMCOM' and 'MICRO'. Solvers may have gotten stuck on the seven-letter pangram 'CHROMIUM', but the surrounding words offered many helpful connections. Other answers, like 'MOCHI' and 'HOOCH', showcased the grid's international flavor.
The seven letters
O CHIMRU
Every answer had to use O. The board accepted 30 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.
The list features many words related to entertainment, like film and music terms. Letter pairs such as 'CH', 'CO', and 'MO' appear frequently, suggesting that words with these combinations might be productive to explore.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- C
- 12 answers
- M
- 7 answers
- H
- 4 answers
- R
- 4 answers
- O
- 2 answers
- I
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- O
- Outer letters
- C · H · I · M · R · U
- Accepted words
- 30
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter answer is a chemical element, commonly found in compounds, with a name that starts with a metal-related term and ends with a suffix indicating a specific type of substance.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- CH
- 3
- CO
- 5
- CR
- 3
- CU
- 1
- HO
- 3
- HU
- 1
- IC
- 1
- MI
- 2
- MO
- 4
- MU
- 1
- OC
- 1
- OU
- 1
- RO
- 3
- RU
- 1
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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 · 8 letters
CHROMIUM
Uses all seven letters — O, C, H, I, M, R, U — in 8 characters.
C · 12answers
CHOIRCHROMIUMCHURROCOCCICOHOCOIRCOMICCOUCHCROCCROCICROUCHCURIO
H · 4answers
HOOCHHORRORHOURHUMOR
I · 1answer
ICHOR
M · 7answers
MICROMIRRORMOCHIMOOCHMOORMOROCCOMUCHO
O · 2answers
OCCUROUCH
R · 4answers
ROCOCOROMCOMROOMRUMOR
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Letters
- O in the middle, C H I M R U around it
- Accepted words
- 30
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
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