Spelling Bee Hints

Monday, October 12, 2026

Today's letters

E AHMPTY

55 words 183 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 6-letter word: the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

    Reveal answer HAMATE

  2. A 6-letter word: a lever that is moved in order to tap something else

    Reveal answer TAPPET

  3. A 4-letter word: a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

    Reveal answer EPEE

  4. A 5-letter word: a Native American tent

    Reveal answer TEPEE

  5. A 4-letter word: move in large numbers

    Reveal answer TEEM

  6. A 6-letter word: a Native American tent

    Reveal answer TEEPEE

  7. A 5-letter word: a person to whom money is paid

    Reveal answer PAYEE

  8. A 4-letter word: a line that indicates a boundary

    Reveal answer METE

  9. A 4-letter word: a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen…

    Reveal answer HEME

  10. A 5-letter word: (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

    Reveal answer MATEY

  11. A 4-letter word: the small projection of a mammary gland

    Reveal answer TEAT

  12. A 5-letter word: marked by lively action

    Reveal answer PEPPY

  13. A 4-letter word: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

    Reveal answer PATE

Common words are left out on purpose. They're all in the full list below.

The pangram

  • A 7-letter pangram starting with E: understanding and entering into another's feelings

    Reveal answer EMPATHY

All 55 answers

Each word stays blurred until you reveal it. ★ marks a pangram.

8 letters

  • EYETEETH
  • TEAMMATE

7 letters

  • ATTEMPT
  • ★ EMPATHY

6 letters

  • EMPATH
  • HAMATE
  • MAYHEM
  • TAPPET
  • TEEPEE
  • TEETHE
  • TEMPEH

5 letters

  • EMPTY
  • HEATH
  • MATEY
  • MATTE
  • MEATY
  • PAYEE
  • PEATY
  • PEPPY
  • PETTY
  • TEETH
  • TEMPT
  • TEPEE
  • THEME
  • THETA
  • THYME

4 letters

  • AHEM
  • EPEE
  • HATE
  • HEAP
  • HEAT
  • HEME
  • HEMP
  • HYPE
  • MATE
  • MEAT
  • MEET
  • MEME
  • META
  • METE
  • METH
  • PATE
  • PEAT
  • PEEP
  • TAME
  • TAPE
  • TEAM
  • TEAT
  • TEEM
  • TEMP
  • THEE
  • THEM
  • THEY
  • TYPE
  • YEAH

Clues adapted from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. LexaCalc is not affiliated with The New York Times.