Spelling Bee Hints

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Today's letters

E BIKLOX

23 words 90 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 4-letter word: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

    Reveal answer OLEO

  2. A 4-letter word: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved…

    Reveal answer IBEX

  3. A 5-letter word: be in contradiction with

    Reveal answer BELIE

  4. A 6-letter word: coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)

    Reveal answer KIBBLE

  5. A 6-letter word: the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball

    Reveal answer BOBBLE

  6. A 6-letter word: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

    Reveal answer BOOKIE

  7. A 4-letter word: a slender double-reed instrument

    Reveal answer OBOE

  8. A 4-letter word: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves

    Reveal answer LEEK

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

The pangram

  • A 7-letter pangram starting with B: resembling a box in rectangularity

    Reveal answer BOXLIKE

All 23 answers

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

7 letters

  • ★ BOXLIKE
  • LIBELEE

6 letters

  • BOBBLE
  • BOOKIE
  • KIBBLE
  • OXLIKE

5 letters

  • BELIE
  • BELLE
  • BIBLE
  • BLOKE
  • EXILE
  • LIBEL
  • OLLIE

4 letters

  • BELL
  • BIKE
  • BILE
  • IBEX
  • KEEL
  • LEEK
  • LIKE
  • LOBE
  • OBOE
  • OLEO

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