Yesterday's Spelling Bee Answers: October 9, 2026

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Letters: E G I L N T around Y. 37 words, 4 pangrams, 224 points for Queen Bee.

• 37 words
• 224 points max
• 157 points for Genius
• 4 pangrams
• Bingo: a word starts with every letter

Words by first letter

• E 7
• G 3
• I 4
• L 6
• N 5
• T 7
• Y 5

Words by length

• 4 letters 8
• 5 letters 11
• 6 letters 10
• 7 letters 2
• 8 letters 1
• 9 letters 3
• 11 letters 1
• 13 letters 1

A hint for every word

Each hint gives the first letter, the length and what the word means. Tap Show to check a word.

Words starting with E

• E _ _ _ (4): starts with EE
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  EELY
• E _ _ _ (4): starts with EG
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  EGGY
• E _ _ _ _ (5): a mournful poem
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  ELEGY
• E _ _ _ _ _ (6): that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living…
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  ENTITY
• E _ _ _ _ _ (6): starts with EY
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  EYEING
• E _ _ _ _ _ (6): a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the…
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  EYELET
• E _ _ _ _ (5): starts with EY
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  EYING

Words starting with G

• G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9)pangram: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
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  GENTILITY
• G _ _ _ _ _ (6): gradually
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  GENTLY
• G _ _ _ _ _ (6): starts with GI
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  GIGGLY

Words starting with I

• I _ _ _ (4): starts with IL
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  ILLY
• I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (13)pangram: in an intelligent manner
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  INTELLIGENTLY
• I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8): with strained or eager attention
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  INTENTLY
• I _ _ _ (4): starts with IT
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  ITTY

Words starting with L

• L _ _ _ _ (5): having tall spindly stems
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  LEGGY
• L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9): in a permissively lenient manner
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  LENIENTLY
• L _ _ _ _ _ (6): mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
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  LENITY
• L _ _ _ (4): any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
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  LILY
• L _ _ _ _ (5): starts with LI
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  LINTY
• L _ _ _ _ (5): the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
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  LYING

Words starting with N

• N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11)pangram: in a negligent manner
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  NEGLIGENTLY
• N _ _ _ _ (5): starts with NE
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  NETTY
• N _ _ _ _ _ (6): starts with NI
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  NIGGLY
• N _ _ _ _ _ (6): being ten more than eighty
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  NINETY
• N _ _ _ _ (5): a stupid foolish person
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  NINNY

Words starting with T

• T _ _ _ _ (5): little or tiny
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  TEENY
• T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9)pangram: in a telling manner
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  TELLINGLY
• T _ _ _ _ _ (6): starts with TI
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  TINGLY
• T _ _ _ _ _ (6): starts with TI
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  TINILY
• T _ _ _ _ (5): of or containing tin
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  TINNY
• T _ _ _ (4): very small
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  TINY
• T _ _ _ _ (5): the act of tying or binding things together
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  TYING

Words starting with Y

• Y _ _ _ (4): a loud utterance
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  YELL
• Y _ _ _ _ _ _ (7): uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
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  YELLING
• Y _ _ _ _ _ _ (7): starts with YE
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  YENNING
• Y _ _ _ _ (5): starts with YE
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  YENTE
• Y _ _ _ (4): a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
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  YETI